Utah man sentenced to up to 5 years in prison in pregnant teen beating case
Utah man sentenced in pregnant teen beating case Utah girl who pleaded no contest to trying to induce miscarriage released from jailVERNAL, Utah — A Utah teenager who pleaded no contest to hiring a man to beat her in an effort to induce a miscarriage has been released from jail after a judge ruled that she was seeking an abortion and was not criminally liable. Famed for its dinosaur bones, Vernal was also an outlaw hideoutVERNAL, Utah — Local legend has it that cowboys, sheep herders and trappers long knew about the huge fossilized bones that regularly surfaced from the ancient rock underlying Utah’s dinosaur country. Pregnant Utah girl accused of paying to be beaten to induce miscarriage pleads no contestVERNAL, Utah — A pregnant Utah teenager charged with hiring a man to beat her in an effort to induce a miscarriage has entered a no contest plea in juvenile court. |