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Authorities are asking the public for help in their search for a Clearfield man wanted for multiple charges of rape and sexual assault, with some cases involving minors. The Utah Attorney General's Office says Dustin Giles Andrus has a dozen felony charges pending for crimes allegedly committed from 2019 through 2020 including rape, sexual assault and sexual exploitation of multiple victims ... Re

A new study says the number of rapes and sexual assaults in Utah dropped last year, but the state still ranks eleventh nationwide for most rapes per capita.  The study from an organization called Social Catfish used FBI crime data.  Ac ...

A University of Utah football player accused of raping a 17-year-old girl now faces new allegations. Prosecutors say two other women have come forward, saying they were sexually assaulted by 20-year-old Terrell Perriman. One of the latest accusers told investigators that Perriman assaulted her three days before he allegedly raped the teen girl...

A man who was acquitted last month of raping a college student at Dixie State University is facing new charges in Provo. Investigators say 24-year-old Samuel Butler sexually assaulted a six-year-old girl after the victim's mother allowed him to stay the night at her home...

Prosecutors have filed formal criminal charges against a University of Utah football player accused of kidnapping and raping a high school student. 20-year-old Terrell Maurice Perriman of Miami was charged with rape and aggravated kidnapping after allegedly preventing a 17-year-old girl from leaving his apartment until she slept with him...

A University of Utah football player was booked into the Salt Lake County Jail Thursday morning on allegations of rape, kidnapping and enticing a minor. According to jail records, Terrell Maurice Perriman, 20, is facing charges of first-degree felony rape, second-degree felony kidnapping and enticing a minor by internet or text and misdemeanor dealing in material harmful to a 16-17 year old... Rea

A 58-year-old man accused of sexual assaults in Arizona and Southern Utah more than 15 years ago has been arrested after advanced DNA analysis pointed investigators to his relatives. Cedar City Police said they couldn’t solve a young woman’s sexual assault case for nearly 16 years, but last week’s arrest could bring much-needed closure for her, and her family. David Slade w...

The criminal trials of a former assistant fire chief in Kanosh will take place in Utah County. A judge in Millard County approved a change in venue for the cases against 27-year-old Austin Corry, citing concerns that it would be difficult to find a fair and impartial jury in the small community due to the ongoing press coverage...

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints could settle a lawsuit involving a woman who claims she was raped while she attended the Missionary Training Center. McKenna Denson said she is close to hiring a new attorney that was open to mediation in her case...

A former wrestler for Utah Valley University already charged with rape has been arrested in a second assault case. Orem Police say 23-year-old Dayton Racer sexually assaulted a woman earlier this month that he met through a dating app. According to the victim, she met the suspect at his home where he changed their plans for their date, and eventually assaulted her in his bedroom...