Former Utah bishop Mark Lehnhof Stevens is charged with sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl in church meetings.

Mark Lehnhof Stevens, 68, a former Utah bishop, is charged with sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl in 2006-2007 during meetings about her leadership role in the church. Stevens faces first-degree felony charges of forcible sodomy and two counts of second-degree forcible sexual abuse. The Salt Lake County District Attorney praised the victim for coming forward and urged other survivors to report incidents. Stevens is presumed innocent until proven guilty.

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