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Mormon women on power and violence in the LDS church

This month, a Utah man murdered his wife, their five children and his mother-in-law, before killing himself. That’s sparked a conversation among Mormon women about power and safety in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. ....

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Committee holds up bill banning sale of at-home sexual assault kits in Utah


| Updated: March 1, 2021, 6:24 p.m.
Rep. Angela Romero reminded her peers where she stands on at-home, do-it-yourself rape kits, just before a committee voted on what to do with her proposal to ban them.
“There’s no way [evidence collected with the kits] will ever be used in a court of law, and we’re letting down victims again,” the Democrat from Salt Lake City said. “I ran legislation just a week ago on affirmative consent. That got voted down, too. So, what are we telling survivors?”
As for senators’ suggestions that Romero might find a compromise with companies selling the kits, she told them, “If you’re going to vote it down, vote it down.” ....

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Halt to jury trials frustrates victims, but new program sparks questions


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Amanda Hunt poses for a photograph while visiting a permanent memorial for her niece, Brelynne “Breezy” Otteson, and Otteson’s boyfriend, Riley Powell, near the Tintic Standard Mine No. 2 near Eureka, Juab County, on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021. Otteson and Powell were brutally murdered and their bodies were found dumped in the mine shaft in 2018. Davis visited the memorial with Powell’s father, Bill Powell, and Bill Powell’s girlfriend, Debbie Rosenbaum.
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SALT LAKE CITY On what would have been her niece’s 21st birthday, Amanda Hunt learned there’s no telling when a trial for the man accused of killing Brelynne “Breezy” Otteson and her boyfriend will take place. ....

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Halt to jury trials frustrates victims, but program allowing their return sparks safety questions


Halt to jury trials frustrates victims, but program allowing their return sparks safety questions
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Amanda Hunt poses for a photograph while visiting a permanent memorial for her niece, Brelynne “Breezy” Otteson, and Otteson’s boyfriend, Riley Powell, near the Tintic Standard Mine No. 2 near Eureka, Juab County, on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021. Otteson and Powell were brutally murdered and their bodies were found dumped in the mine shaft in 2018. Davis visited the memorial with Powell’s father, Bill Powell, and Bill Powell’s girlfriend, Debbie Rosenbaum.
SALT LAKE CITY On what would have been her niece’s 21st birthday, Amanda Hunt learned there’s no telling when a trial for the man accused of killing Brelynne “Breezy” Otteson and her boyfriend will take place. ....

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