Judge Delays Sentencing After Twists in Mollie Tibbetts Case

Judge Delays Sentencing After Twists in Mollie Tibbetts Case
A poster for missing University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts hangs in the window of a local business in Brooklyn, Iowa on Aug. 21, 2018. Charlie Neibergall/AP Photo, File
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IOWA CITY, Iowa—A judge on Wednesday delayed sentencing for the man convicted of killing University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts after defense lawyers said they needed time to investigate new information pointing to other potential suspects.

Cristhian Bahena Rivera, 27, was scheduled to be sentenced to life in prison without parole Thursday before his lawyers revealed newly obtained information that they say calls his guilt into question.