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Show Found Guilty FARM1NGTON Sentencing Sen-tencing has been set for July 7 for an Ogden man who was found guilty of forcible sexual abuse against an 8-year-old girl in a Syracuse LDS Church Feb. I. SCOTT FARR, 27. of 4829 Knollwood Dr., Ogden, has been charged with having improper im-proper and criminal physical contact w ith the girl in an empty emp-ty room of the church. The defendant waived his right to a jury trial and was found guilty of the charge by Second District Judge Douglas L. Cornaby. DURING THE trial, the defendant de-fendant acted alone in his defense. de-fense. Three witnesses testified testi-fied thai they saw the defendant defen-dant either in the room or "hurrying down the hall." Farr testified that he neither sexually or physically abused or attacked the young girl, only that "he tickled her." HOWEVER, IN ruling on the case. Judge Cornaby said he was persuaded lhat the testimony tes-timony of the young plaintiff was accurate and that the defendant de-fendant ran from the chapel in an attempt to escape persons pursuing him. |