Henry Rayhons , 78 , is preparing to stand trial in Iowa for sexually assaulting his wife Donna Lou Rayhons . The case has been a long time coming and the couple have had their share of ups and downs over the years Doctors had told Rayhons that his wife of seven years was no longer mentally capable of legally consenting to have sex . He ignored the request and charges were filed against him days after his wife died last August . Rayhons faces 10 years in prison if he is found guilty of sexual abuse charges .
Henry Rayhons , 78 , is preparing to stand trial in Iowa for sexually assaulting his wife Donna Lou Rayhons . Suffering from dementia and Alzheimers , she had been moved into a nursing home by her daughters from a previous marriage last year . Doctors had told Rayhons that his wife of seven years was no longer mentally capable of legally consenting to have sex . He ignored the request and charges were filed against him days after his wife died last August . Rayhons faces 10 years in prison if he is found guilty of sexual abuse charges .