Arraignment date set in former Iowa Hillel Foundation director sexual abuse case

Kayli Reese, Managing News Editor

The arraignment date in the case against former Iowa Hillel director David Weltman has been set for 2 p.m. on Oct. 11 at the Johnson County Courthouse.

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Weltman, 29, is accused of second-degree sexual abuse, a Class-B felony, after allegedly sexually abusing  a 9-year-old boy during his Hebrew lessons. According to criminal complaints, the abuse occurred between February and March.

Weltman is no longer an employee of Iowa Hillel after the accusations were made against him.