Utah couple accused of child abuse, torture of 3-year-old girl

Salt Lake D.A. uses Utah’s newly created ‘child torture’ law

The Salt Lake County District Attorney building in Salt Lake City is pictured on Wednesday, January 3, 2024. (Photo by Spenser Heaps for Utah News Dispatch)The Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office charged two people this week in the first child torture case since lawmakers passed a bill inspired in part by social media influencer and convicted child abuser Ruby Franke.  Tyrel Scott Belone and Amber Lee Leary were both charged on Tuesday w…

Utah couple accused of child abuse, torture of 3-year-old girl

A couple who recently moved to Utah has been charged on three felony accounts each, accused of abusing the woman's 3-year-old daughter.