April 18, 2024

Man in phony AIDS research case seeks trail delay

DES MOINES — A former Iowa State University researcher charged with falsifying data to make a developmental AIDS vaccine appear promising is seeking the third trial delay is as many months.

The attorney for Dong-Pyou Han says in court documents filed Thursday he’s reviewing tens of thousands of pages of documents that must be translated into Korean. Public Defender Joseph Herrold adds his client needs time to consider a plea agreement prosecutors have offered that could avert a trial.