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Sex offender to remain free in Utah

Brian Skoloff, Paul Foy The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, April 18, 2012 - 4:45pm

PROVO -- A judge has denied a petition from prosecutors to civilly commit a convicted rapist held while doctors continue to work toward making him competent to stand trial on nearly two dozen rape and assault charges.

The move set Lonnie Hyrum Johnson free -- again.

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Logan trial set for emergency room tech accused of sex act on patient

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, April 17, 2012 - 10:29am

LOGAN -- A 46-year-old former emergency room technician is headed for a jury trial after police say he was caught performing a sex act on an unconscious patient.

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Ashley Bills poses for a portrait in Ogden on Monday. She was confronted by a home invader wielding a gun as she was taking a shower. She called out to her husband and burst out of the shower, scaring off the attacker. She wants other people in the area to be aware that a criminal is on the loose and is dangerous. (KERA WILLIAMS/Standard-Examiner)

Showering Ogden woman confronts home invader (video)

Scott Schwebke Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, March 20, 2012 - 5:45am

Watch the video interview here.

OGDEN — An Ogden woman says she’s too frightened to return home following an encounter early Friday morning with a masked gunman inside her residence.

Police Lt. Danielle Croyle confirmed Monday that the incident at the home in the 2800 block of Harrison Boulevard is being investigated as a home invasion.

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Drunk woman accused of sexually assaulting cops

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Sunday, February 26, 2012 - 8:08am

SALT LAKE CITY -- A West Jordan woman accused of inappropriately touching and head-butting police officers during a drunken driving arrest has been charged with assault, sexual battery and driving under the influence.

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In this Friday, Jan. 20, 2012 photo, state flags adorn the balcony overlooking the dining hall where 4,000 cadets lunch at the Air Force Academy near Colorado Springs, Colo. Nine years after a sexual assault scandal at the Air Force Academy sent shock waves across the military, the Defense Department reported a spike in newly reported assaults at the school and the Air Force filed sex-crime charges against three cadets. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)

Sex crimes spike at Air Force Academy

Dan Elliott The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, January 23, 2012 - 3:32pm

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Nine years after a sexual assault scandal at the Air Force Academy sent shock waves across the military, the Defense Department last month announced a spike in reported assaults at the school - and days later the Air Force filed sex-crime charges against three cadets.

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Suicides drop, sex assault up among military

Michael Muskal Los Angeles Times

Last updated Friday, January 20, 2012 - 6:30pm

The rate of suicide throughout the U.S. military has stopped rising, but sexual assault and post-traumatic stress problems are on the rise, the Pentagon said this week as it released new data outlining the scope of both problems.

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