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Show _The Salt Lake Tribune UTAH Thursday, June 3, 1999 Incest Trial count of unlawful sexual conduct, for allegedly having sexual inter- Thenext day, she walked several 1998. Each count is a third-degree Herfather, John Kingston, has pleaded no contest to third-degree felony child abuse and is to be sentenced this month in Ist District Court. Hears Differing course with his niece four timesin Versions of Night in prison. Kingston, through his attorneys, denies marrying or @ Continued from D-1 During thetrial, 3rd District Judge David Young has repeatedlysaid the case is about incest, not polygamy, and he has rejected testimony he deemed irrelevant. Nevertheless, polygamy has been a constant undercurrent to the ev- felony punishable by upto 5 years having sex with his niece my. “But it is [a polygamist's wife's] job to protect the secrets and protect the family in the nameof God. We're supposed to sacrifice for the family. If that idence. Theincest case cameto the attention of authorities because the girl, now 17, had run away from means a child, it meansa child.” The prosecution and defense rested Wednesday evening. David Kingston did nottestify in his own behalf. Closing arguments begin this morning, after which an all- the purported marriageto her un- cle and herlife as oneof 15 wives. In May 1998, as punishment, her father took her to a Kingston- male jury will begin deliberations. ownedranch in Box Elder Coun- ty, where he beat and belt- Kingston, 33, is charged with three counts of incest and one whippedheruntil she passed out. the apartment with the girl on miles to a gas station, where she most of the dates when the al- called police leged incest occurred. Gustafson said Kingston dropped by once or twice in the capacityof landlord, butneverstayed overnight, as the allegedvictim claims. The girl said Gustafson is Kingston's 14th wife. The prosecutor was not allowed to question Gustafson or Sharli Kingston about any polygamousrelation- Defense attorneys Stephen McCaugheyand Susanne GustinFurgis characterized the girl as a rebellious teen who lied about sex with her uncle to escape her fam- ship with Kingston During cross-examination of ily’s strict rules — not an arranged marriage The girl testified it was against the rules to seek friends “outside the girl, McCaughey pointed out she has told a different version of events almost every time she has the group,” referring to the Kingstonclan. Andafter her mar- repeatedherstory. riage to Kingston, she said he movedher to an apartment at a The number of alleged sexual encountersgrew fromone to four. and the es and dates where the sex occurredhavevaried dur- roommates, whom shereferred to cial workers, police and prosecu- Salt Lake County coal yard. where she was watched by two ing different interviews with so- tors. To accommodate changesin as “babysitters.” One of those roommates, 19year-old Christine Gustafson, said the girl's father had asked her to keep an eye on her. “T was there to help her break the girl’s story, three different charging documents have been filed with the court ‘Thegirl — now in foster care — explainedshe initially balked at telling investigators everything the ties with someofherfriends she wasstaying out all night with because she was unsure if she drugfriends,” Gustafson tes- Te On” y Ratefor Fixed L thefirst 3 Months the tes BE )WPRIMEforLoan* CF & Rema ing Termof the ceurrently 7. 7% APR) NoApplication Fees** Interest-Onlyminim #5 Payment Option a a would be returned to her family ified. “I wasstill feeling like I had to keepthe familysecrets,” shesaid Gustafson also said she was at The Associated Defendant David O. Kingston listens to the proceedings Wednesdayin 3rd District Court in Salt Lake City. He is ontrial for incest, accused of having sexual relations with his niece whowasthen 16. He has pleaded innocentto the charges. I felt I couldn't tell [investiga- tors] what was going on. | was scared I'd haveto goback [to the clan] Lori Holmes. a Division of Child and Family Services social worker. testified she twice inter- viewed the girl, one time asking how she avoided becoming prey: nant, Holmes said the girl av swered, “I just never slept wit him,” then thegirl added, “Id once or twice. Holmes said the girl told h : shewantedto get out of the m riage beforeshegot pregnant SALE LAKE CITY CREDIT UNION announcesatotally new andexciting HomeEquity Line of Credit, called our “Prime Equity”line, because we can No Annual Fee lity Tax Deductibi LEATHER BRIEFCASE nowoffer a rate BELOW PRIME!* OR BACK PACK SALT LAKE CITY CREDIT UNION 138 ) Suit Main BOTH MADE OF TOP GRAIN LEATHER st 5400 South, ah BAIS lst , tah #418 (S01 1 Residents of Salt Lal ‘24. 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