‘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.
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.
She was accused of making a second call to the agency after she and Peterson dissolved their business partnership.
Reicks told The Daily Beast in January that she made sure she looked good for her arrest.
“Masks, Mandates and Drag Queens, oh my!”
