Pieper Lewis, Iowa teen who killed alleged rapist, seeks repeal of 'absurd' $150K restitution

 DES MOINES, Iowa – Attorneys for Pieper Lewis asked a judge to overturn a portion of the sentence that ordered her to pay $150,000 to the estate of her rapist. 

Lewis, who turns 18 years old Wednesday, pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and willful injury after killing Zachary Brooks, a 37-year-old father of three, who she said sexually assaulted her multiple times in the weeks leading up to his killing. Early on June 1, 2020, when Lewis was 15 years old, she stabbed Brooks to death using a knife she found on a bedside table in Brooks' apartment after she said he assaulted her.

Polk County Judge David M. Porter gave Lewis a deferred judgment Sept. 13, a type of legal remedy where a person can have their record expunged when probation is completed. He ordered her to spend five years on probation at the Fresh Start Women's Center in Des Moines.

More about this case:What's next for Pieper Lewis, the Des Moines teen convicted of killing her alleged rapist?

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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/09/27/lowa-teen-asks-court-toss-150000-estitution-payment/10440746002/

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