Attorneys for GOP activist charged in kidnapping, rapes wants bail reduction
Source: KSL.com
SALT LAKE CITY — Attorneys for a GOP activist facing multiple counts of kidnapping, rape and sexual abuse believe an example is being made of their client and are adamant that he is innocent.
Gregory Nathan Peterson, 37, was arraigned Monday on seven counts of rape, three counts of object rape, two counts of aggravated kidnapping, nine counts of forcible sexual abuse, forcible sodomy, assault, burglary and sexual battery in 3rd District Court.
The hearing lasted less than 10 minutes as the Orem man was advised of the charges against him and his attorneys asked for a hearing to discuss lowering his bail.
Bail is currently set at $750,000.
"It's completely arbitrary," defense attorney Cara Tangaro said. "It's based on his perceived ability to pay it, which is why we'll ask (the assigned judge) to lower it to a reasonable amount."
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Utah tea party activist Greg Peterson accused of multiple rapes
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Utah tea party activist Greg Peterson accused of multiple rapes
Life sentence possible » In two cases, Gregory N. Peterson is suspected of taking victims to a cabin in Heber.
A Utah Republican activist is accused of raping four women — two of whom say they were taken to the Heber cabin where the man hosted major political events.
Gregory Nathan Peterson, 37, of Orem, was charged Wednesday 3rd District Court in Salt Lake City with 23 felony counts, including rape and kidnapping, and two misdemeanors. A jail log indicates U.S. marshals arrested Peterson in his home in Heber and booked him into the Salt Lake County jail. He remained there Thursday in lieu of $750,000 bail.
Charging documents allege sexual assaults against four women Peterson met in Salt Lake County beginning March 26, 2011. In the first case, the documents allege, he met a woman at a church function and she agreed to go to a movie with him.
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