(Cedar City, UT) — A 37-year-old man who police say admitted to having sex with a 17-year-old girl at a Cedar City hotel last month is in custody. Police say Vernon Ross also gave the girl alcohol and a nicotine vape, and exchanged sexually explicit photos with her before they […]
A Nephi man has been sentenced to up to 30 years in prison for his connection to sex tourism and child pornography. According to an indictment, Kenneth Merlin Richens was suspected to have participated in sex tourism after returning from the Philippines on Mar. 30 2023. The indictment also stated […]
(Provo, UT) — A BYU student is facing charges in a sextortion case involving a 16-year-old girl. Prosecutors say 20-year-old Benjamin Shields was charged Monday with aggravated sexual extortion of a child after he allegedly offered the teen money for nude pictures and then threatened to expose her if she […]
