ANKENY – An Iowa doctor is facing fresh charges of sexual abuse of a child.
On June 28, 2023, following a joint investigation by the Ankeny Police Department and Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI), law enforcement officers arrested 72-year old Lynn M. Lindaman of Ankeny. Lindaman has been charged with two (2) counts of Sexual Abuse in the Second Degree (Class B Felony) against a minor. The charges against Lindaman follow a complaint filed with the Ankeny Police Department on June 27.
Lindaman has been transported to the Polk County Jail, where he remains without bail, awaiting court dates.
Police say that due to the ongoing nature of this investigation and the nature of the offense, no additional information is being released at this time.
Reportedly, Lindaman is a doctor in the Ankeny area. According to KCCI, “In a Daily Iowan article printed in 1976, it is stated that Lynn Lindaman was convicted of lascivious acts with a person under the age of 14.” That female victim is dumbfounded, according to the article, that Lindaman was able to become a doctor after a deferred judgement.
(PHOTO: LINDAMAN, LYNN MELVIN jail photo)