A Satanic Temple display inside the Iowa Capitol in Des Moines was destroyed, and a former U.S. Navy fighter pilot running for a statehouse seat in Mississippi is accused of the damage.

The Satanic Temple of Iowa was supposed to have a holiday event at the Iowa State Capitol on Saturday, but the event request was denied by Iowa DAS.

The Satanic Temple of Iowa was supposed to have a holiday event at the Iowa State Capitol on Saturday, but the event request was denied by Iowa Department of Administrative Services.

The Satanic Temple of Iowa was supposed to have a holiday event at the Iowa State Capitol on Saturday, but the event request was denied by Iowa Department of Administrative Services.

FILE - A damaged Satanic display is shown at the Iowa state Capitol on Dec. 15, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa. A Mississippi man accused of destroying a statue of the pagan idol Baphomet at Iowa's ...

An unidentified man prays last December in front of a display installed by Satanic Temple Iowa at the Capitol in Des Moines. A Mississippi man accused of destroying the statue later that month ...

Destruction of Satanic display at Iowa Capitol not a hate crime because Satanism isn't a real religion, lawyer for Mississippi defendant argues ...

A man from Mississippi has been charged with a hate crime after he allegedly badly damaged a Satanic display at Iowa's capitol building in Des Moines in December. The damaged display included a ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Mississippi man accused of destroying a statue of a pagan idol at Iowa’s state Capitol is now being charged with a hate crime.

A Mississippi man who destroyed a “Satanic” statue in the Iowa Capitol last year has been charged with a hate crime, stirring outrage among Christian conservatives.