‘Iowa Mama Bear’ Pleads Guilty to Bogus Sex Abuse Report

The right-wing activist who calls herself “Iowa Mama Bear” pleaded guilty Friday to making a false report of sexual abuse against the family of her former business partner. Kimberly Reicks, 40, will be sentenced later this month for just one of the two counts she faced under a deal with prosecutors, according to the Des Moines Register.

Reicks and the victim, Emily Peterson, rose to national prominence as campaigners against masks, vaccines, and drag queens but had a falling-out—with Reicks accusing the other woman of having an affair with her husband.

That’s when, according to a criminal complaint, she allegedly called the Iowa Department of Human Resources, claiming to be a neighbor, and reported that Peterson’s teen son was molesting a sibling—which authorities say was untrue.

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