(St. George, UT) — A Brigham Young University football player is facing a first-degree felony rape charge in Washington County. Prosecutors say 21-year-old Parker Kingston was charged Tuesday following an investigation that began last February when a 20-year-old woman reported a sexual assault in St. George. Detectives gathered digital and […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A University of Utah tennis player has been charged with six first-degree felonies, including two counts of rape. Twenty-one-year-old Berk Bugarik faces charges related to a sexual assault reported to have occurred last November. Bugarik joined the team in 2022 and was ranked as high […]
(Heber City, UT) — A Heber City man was arrested over the weekend for allegedly raping an 11-year-old girl. The child was found under a blanket in the back seat of a vehicle driven by 30-year-old Miguel Chavelas-Astudillo, who initially told officers that he and the girl were eating in […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A champion bodybuilder faces felony charges accusing him of raping a female bodybuilder in a Salt Lake City suburb last October. Court records indicate an arrest warrant issued Thursday charges 44-year-old Shawn Rhoden from Santa Barbara, California, with rape, object rape and forcible sexual abuse. […]
Even as the anti-abortion movement celebrates the sweeping bans passed in several states, it’s divided by a widening rift over whether those prohibitions should apply to victims of rape and incest. The debate pits those who believe any abortion is immoral against those who worry that a no-exception stance could […]
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Lawmakers in Arkansas and Utah sent their governors legislation Wednesday banning most abortions 18 weeks into a woman’s pregnancy, moving the states closer to enacting bans that could be among the strictest in the country. The Arkansas House gave final approval by an 86-1 vote […]
LOGAN, Utah (AP) — Prosecutors questioned the tactics used by a police detective when he investigated a rape allegation against a promising Utah State University football player as the handling of the allegations surfaced during trial. Defense attorneys for Torrey Green called Logan detective Kendall Olsen to the stand Monday, […]
BRIGHAM CITY, Utah (AP) — The trial of a former Utah State football player accused of sexually assaulting seven women is set to begin. Jurors will hear opening statements Monday in Brigham City in the case against 25-year-old Torrey Green. The former student athlete faces charges of committing rape, kidnapping […]
