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Standard-Examiner
Loretta Park, Standard-Examiner staff
FARMINGTON — A former licensed social worker entered a guilty plea to one of the four felonies he was charged with in relation to the sex abuse of a teenage girl he was counseling.
Scott Andrew Peterson, 36, of Bountiful, entered a guilty plea to one of forcible sex abuse, a second-degree felony, before Judge John Morris on Monday.
In exchange for the guilty plea, prosecutors dismissed two other counts of forcible sex abuse and one count of forcible sodomy, a first-degree felony.
A sentencing hearing has been set for March 10. …
Centerville police were notified of the incidents by the legal department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- day Saints. The girl had reported the abuse to her bishop.
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