FARMINGTON, Utah (AP) — A former state forensic scientist has been sentenced to spend up to life in prison for sexually abusing two children.
The Salt Lake Tribune reported Monday that 55-year-old Michael Hepworth was ordered to concurrently serve the maximum sentence for each of five counts.
Hepworth had been charged last June with eight first-degree felonies and two second-degree felonies. He pleaded guilty in February to half the charges.
Court documents say Hepworth sexually abused a boy and girl who he had known for several years. The children’s mother reported the crimes last May.
Hepworth worked in the computer forensics laboratory at Utah’s crime lab.