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Moab couple accused of child torture pleads no contest to reduced charges
What happened
A Moab couple and their stepson pleaded no contest to reduced charges of child abuse after being accused of starving and torturing a child in their care. The child was removed from their custody in October 2025 and is now in foster care.
Timeline
- ABC 4 Moab couple accused of child torture pleads no contest to reduced charges
- The Times-Independent (Moab) Parents charged with child torture plead no contest
- Salt Lake Tribune Parents charged with child torture plead no contest
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Parents charged with child torture plead no contest
— A father and stepmother in Moab, Utah, pleaded no contest to lesser charges of child torture and aggravated child abuse after being arrested in December. The child, who suffered severe malnutrition and physical abuse…