Iowa Supreme Court docket suspends license of lawyer accused of kid intercourse abuse crimes in two states
Iowa lawyer Enoch Keoki Keli’i Waipa, going through felony prices for sexually abusing a baby, had his legislation license suspended by the Iowa Supreme Court docket. (Picture from Shutterstock)
An Iowa lawyer going through felony prices for sexually abusing a baby has had his legislation license suspended by the Iowa Supreme Court docket.
Enoch Keoki Keli’i Waipa, who practiced legislation in Clarinda, Iowa, and the encompassing space, filed a response to a proposed disciplinary motion with the Iowa Supreme Court docket, primarily based on the April suspension of his Colorado legislation license.
In response to protection on IowaCapitalDispatch.com, Waipa’s 90-day suspension stems from 2025 convictions that embody little one endangerment leading to bodily harm and home abuse assault. He obtained a five-year jail sentence with three years of probation and plans to attraction the conviction.
After contemplating the case filings, the courtroom discovered “no purpose why it shouldn’t impose reciprocal self-discipline.” In a separate case, Waipa was charged with lascivious acts with a baby, indecent contact with a baby, steady sexual abuse of a kid and three counts of assault with intent to commit sexual abuse—all associated to a 9-year-old minor. He has pleaded not responsible to the fees and is scheduled to go on trial Sept. 1, 2026. Waipa declined to remark for the article.
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