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(801) 243-2814Everyone who is accused of a crime has the right to a fair trial. Part of having a fair trial is ensuring that the jury pool available isn’t predisposed to an opinion in the case. For one man who is accused of sex crimes, trying to get a fair trial is turning into a big…
With the culture of promiscuity that abounds in the country, it isn’t any surprise that some people feel that sexual escapades are warranted. It seems as though businesses are jumping on the bandwagon of promoting unwanted sexual encounters. A Utah bar is among those that is making it easy for people to think of unwanted…
A former Utah doctor who may already be facing life behind bars for the 2007 murder of his wife has now been found guilty of second-degree felony forcible sexual abuse. He was accused of sexually assaulting his adult daughter soon after this wife’s death. The 58-year-old man was convicted in November of murder and obstructing…
A 34-year-old Utah teacher who is accused of having sex with a 16-year-old student has been charged with three first-degree felony rape counts. Her attorney is asking for those charges to be dismissed. The attorney asserts that although she was the boy’s teacher, the state didn’t prove that she had the ability to influence him…
We live in puzzling times; particularly when it comes to matters of governance, privacy and individual rights. On one hand, Americans have learned in the past year that the National Security Agency has the capacity and the authority to essentially spy on nearly any U.S. citizen or foreign leader. On the other hand, local and…
Widespread use of the internet has certainly made the dissemination of child pornography a much more difficult problem for law enforcement agencies. Illegal photos can now be distributed much more quickly and much more globally than ever before. But widespread internet use generally and social media specifically have also created another problem related to child…
Last week, we wrote about some of the more surprising offenses that could cause individuals to be classified as sex offenders. Certain laws in Utah and around the country really challenge the traditional stereotypes about sex offenders and force us to question whether sex crimes legislation sometimes goes too far. Not all sex offenders are adults…
There is a common image that comes to mind when most people hear the term “sex offender.” Most assume that all sex offenders are lecherous male pedophiles who prey on young children. Because of this stereotype and laws surrounding sex offender registries, individuals convicted of sex crimes may suffer non-criminal consequences for years after their…