Not-guilty pleas entered in sex abuse case

UTAH
Standard-Examiner

By Loretta Park
Standard-Examiner staff

Tue, 12/04/2012

FARMINGTON — A Centerville man entered not-guilty pleas to child sex abuse charges.

Timothy William Bothell, 43, appeared in 2nd District Court on Tuesday. He is charged with two first-degree felony counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child and four counts of class A misdemeanor charges of lewdness involving a child. Another hearing is set for Dec. 18.

Bothell served on a local Stake High Council for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and was also employed by the LDS Church at the time of his arrest in August, police said.

According to court documents, the abuse occurred between Dec. 1, 2011, and Aug. 9, 2012.

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