Iowa Woman Guilty of Sex Abuse

(Davenport, Iowa) A 40-year-old local woman, Angelic Navoris Roberts, pleaded guilty last Friday in Scott County Court to third-degree sexual abuse stemming from an incident where she threatened to kill a female victim if she didn't have sex with Roberts and her male friend, Lonnie Roy Bates Sr., 46.

The incident happened about 3 a.m. Feb. 20 at Roberts’ home at 604 1/2 Fillmore St. Roberts and Bates forced the victim to perform a sex act on both of them against her will, Roberts’ arrest affidavit states.

Roberts and Bates punched the victim numerous times and threatened to kill her if she did not do what they demanded, the affidavit states.

Roberts admitted to police that she punched the victim and told her she was not allowed to leave, the affidavit states.

The victim required emergency medical treatment at Genesis Medical Center, West Central Park, Davenport, the affidavit states.

Roberts is scheduled to be sentenced on September 16. Lonnie Bates is scheduled to go to trial next week.