Appeals court upholds Iacobellis' sentence for child sex crimes

The Kansas Court of Appeals on Friday upheld a lower court’s sentence for former Manhattan restaurant owner Robert Iacobellis, who was convicted of child rape.

Judge Kendra Lewison in February 2023 sentenced Iacobellis, then 64, to nearly 25 years in prison for two counts of raping a child, an out-of-grid crime, as part of a plea agreement. He was sentenced to 147 consecutive months in prison, or more than 12 years.

Iacobellis’ attorneys argued that the court’s decision to impose consecutive sentences was “an abuse of discretion because it was unreasonable,” according to court documents. They said the court should have considered evidence about his “good character, minimal criminal history, age, willingness to accept the plea and standing in society” and made the sentences concurrent.

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