(Council Bluffs, Iowa) – More than three-years after an infant died at a Massena Day Care, and two-trials later, a jury in the case of Alison Dorsey, today, rendered a verdict in the case. According to reports, 39-year-old Alison Dorsey was found guilty of Murder in the 2nd Degree, and Child Endangerment Resulting in the Death. Her sentencing was set for June 29, at 1:30 p.m.

The trial was being held in Pottawattamie County District Court. The jury began deliberations Monday, after six-full days of testimony from character witnesses and experts, and reached their verdict at around 2:30-p.m. today (Tuesday).

Dorsey was on trial in the death of 11-week-old Luka Hodges. He died October 7, 2019, while in her daycare in Massena.

The case that originally went to trial in Cass County District Court in the Fall of 2021, resulted in a mistrial, due to a hung jury. The second trial was moved to Pottawattamie County due to the amount of publicity the first trial garnered. In both trials, the State proposed the boy died from some sort of abusive head trauma, such as Shaken Baby Syndrome. The defense tried to show the injuries occurred before October 7, 2019.