OGDEN — An Ogden portrait photographer has been sentenced to a pair of prison terms for sexually abusing two female customers.

Judge Cristina Ortega last week sentenced Russell Scott Healey, 60, to two terms of one to 15 years in the Utah State Prison, the sentences to run consecutively. She gave him credit for time served in the Weber County Jail, where he has been held since November 2020.

Weber County sheriff’s investigators said in a probable cause statement that potentially many women have been victimized similarly over the years, but the charges focused on the allegations involving two customers.

The arrest affidavit said Healey offered free photo shoots to women but he told them that they would have to pay for any photos they wanted. He would then withhold photos, ask them to pose for more provocative photos and then seek sexual favors, the affidavit said.

The investigation began Aug. 7, 2020, when a woman reported she had been assaulted by Healey that day.

Two months ago, Healey pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree felony forcible sexual abuse stemming from the incidents on April 15, 2019, and Aug. 7, 2020. In a plea bargain, the Weber County Attorney’s Office dropped two first-degree felony object rape charges from the 2020 case.

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