Board suspends license of ex-Iowa prosecutor who stole coworker's underwear then lied about it

A former central Iowa prosecutor who admitted to stealing a subordinate's underwear has had his law license suspended.

Ben Stansberry, 42, who worked in the Marshall County Attorney's Office, can apply for reinstatement in one year, but his license has been suspended indefinitely, the Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Board ruled.

Several cases the former assistant county attorney oversaw were dismissed because of his failure to follow office guidelines, wrote Justice David Wiggins in the ruling.

On Aug. 22, 2016, Stansberry texted his coworker asking if he could come over with his small child. She said "yes," and Stansberry and the toddler arrived while the victim was cutting her grass. He asked her if she would watch the child as he used the bathroom, and she agreed.

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