Davenport woman pleads guilty to sexual abuse of a minor

On Tuesday, a 29-year-old Davenport woman pleaded guilty to sexual abuse of a minor after she and a 44-year-old man were previously charged in the incidents.

Rebecca Anderson, whose address was previously listed as Princeton, pleaded guilty to charges including incest, lascivious acts with a child, endangering a child and false imprisonment during a hearing in Scott County Court.

In December 2023, Garrison Gardner of Princeton pleaded not guilty to charges of second-degree sexual abuse and lascivious acts with a child, court records show, and a jury trial against him is scheduled for July 22 in Scott County District Court.

In arrest affidavits, police allege Gardner sexually abused a child. The incidents began “in Colorado and continued in Princeton.” The incidents occurred three to four times a week in Princeton between October 2022 and July 2023, according to the affidavits.

Law enforcement also alleges that Gardner “knowingly subjected the minor to excessive punishments,” including locking him in a bedroom for several hours or days, beating him with a black leather belt, standing in a corner for long periods of time and depriving the child of food, according to arrest affidavits.

In arrest affidavits, police allege that Anderson sexually abused a child in Princeton between October 2022 and July 2023, more than once, possibly up to four times.

Anderson, who is being held in the Scott County Jail on $202,000 bail, is scheduled to be sentenced in Scott County Court on Oct. 11. She has waived her right to a jury trial.

Gardner is being held in the Scott County Jail on a total of $200,000 cash bail.