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TheSaltLake Tribune UTAH B2 FOR THE RECORD VEHICLE DEATH Monday, May 8, 2000 Article Disrupts Legal Process in 2 Utah Trials An early-morning car accident in Ogden on Sundayleft one man deadand police wondering how he came to be lying in the middle of the road before being run over. Antinio Prado,35, was killed when acar struck him in the 2800 block of FBI’s employee’s view of pending cases mayhavetainted jury pool ‘THE SALT LAKETRIBUNE whenthecar ran over him,butin- A lengthy magazine article about Internet predators vestigators are unsure if he had beenpreviously hit by anothercar. written by an FBI employee may havetainted potential jurors for two pendingtrials in Utah’s federal court and has altered the opening oftoday’strial of former Eunice Kennedy attempted to flee the scene, ac- cording to police, and was later apprehended. Qa CHILD DEATH ing to Pleasant Grove police. The driver stopped immediately when he heard a noise coming from un- der his car, and emergency crews werecalled. The girl was transported to American Fork Hospital where doctors pr her widely distributed. It is really a public gesture on the part of The FBI declined commentonthe publication andsaid the matteris underinternal review. Several agents, though, said Smith's.” woman, a former Logan police officer who has previously worked as a confidential informantfor law enforcementin Butafter learningof the article, Pearl’s attorney, Robert Breeze, asked U.S. District Judge Ted Stewart to order an injunction preventing distribution until after Pearl's trial was over. As acompromise, Assistant U.S. Attorney Elizabethanne Stevens offered to include questions during jury selection to weed out potential jurors who had read the story and believed their opinion would be colored by whatthey read. Ina March15letter to Stewart, Stevens writes: “Unfortunately, Ms. Thompson included information about the above-captioned case in the article. She did so without con- other child pornographycases. sultation with the U.S. Attorney’s Office and withoutthe ap- an arguably damningtransitionin thearticle, shifting from speaking generally about Internet sexual predators into a proval of FBI management.” U.S. Attorney for Utah Paul Warner declined comment on the article, citing Pear]’s and Blackburn’s pendingtrials. recent Utah cases, including Pearl’s and that of Brent Black- bya 56-year-old Lehi man, accord- inaccurate or inappropriate or whatever.” the article is grounds for an appeal. Thompson, though, uses afterafter being struck bya vehicle backingout of a driveway at 596 N. whenshewashit by the car driven “This came from the FBI, so we thought it was pretty credible,” Hansonsaid.“It is a wonderful documentandit is rooms. But in explaining the frameworkof Internet abuses, FBI outreach employee Darleen Thompson:also discussed three 1570 West in Pleasant Grove. The reap goodwill from what they consider a public service. been someinformation in that one article that was either the article raised hackles among FBIbrass in Salt Lake City. Thompson, while employed bythe FBI, is not asworn officer. Pearl, 40, flew to Utah from Washington, D.C., last May, and the chargesagainsthim allege he was expecting to meet a 12-year-old girl he had been sending sexually explicit images onthe Internet. Thegirl was actually a Cache County Shriver personal assistant Thomas Jared Pearl. Thearticle offers advice on how to navigate the World Wide Web with children, coaches parents on how to avoid readying for a publicity windfall and Smith’s was waiting to pedophiles and discusses potential pitfalls of computer chat A 2-year-old girl died Saturday child was riding a small tricycle sponsorof the magazine. “Unfortunately, there may have BY GREG BURTON Monroe Boulevard at approximately12:41 a.m. Police say Prado was already lying on the road Thedriverofthe car that hit Prado accuracy and the proprietary nature ofit,” said Craig Han- son, president of Simmons Radio and KSFI's- FM100, a co- Neither Blackburn’s norPearl's attorney say they believe discussionof the exploits of the two unconvicted men, without noting her descriptions are unproven allegations. Readers who notice Thompsonis listed as an FBI employee pre- burn,a formerpediatrician charged with attempted sodomy, whose case also is pendingbeforea federal judge. The article was written despite a federal police policy of limited public disclosure during ongoing investigations and a long-standing tradition of tight lips at the FBI. It was included in this spring's Family Matter’s Magazine, an easilyfoundglossy periodical produced by Simmons Media Group and Smith’s Food & Drug stores with the support of Utah sumably give her accounts high regard. Thompson introduces readers to Pearl and Blackburn with this paragraph: “The following FBI cases here in the state of Utah illustrate how our children are becoming targets of predators on the Internet.” In April, 70,000 copies of the article were produced and scheduled for distribution to hundreds of Smith’s stores. In Gov. Mike Leavitt's office. “We take no responsibility for the editorial content presumably, the government agency had checked the March, advertisers who bought space in the magazine were Atone point last month, Smith’s threatened to fight an injunction in court, two people with knowledgeof the dispute told The Salt Ldke Tribune. Smith's eventually agreed to temporarily withhold distribution, but when Pearl's trial was delayed Simmons Media sent thousands of copies to grocery store racks. “We had a lot of advertisers counting on that being distributed,” Hansonsaid. “They were satisfied with the delay, but now,as far as we are concerned,that’s the eud of our involvement.” dead. Qa SITTER TO BE TRIED A Morgan woman will stand trial ona felony child-abuse charge for allegedly shaking a baby who. could have permanent vision problemsas-a result. Jenny Francis, 27, was bound over Friday by 2ndDistrict Judge Pamela Heffernan. “Everything points to the fact League Wants Salt Lake In the Fold Salt Lake City has threatened to @ Continued from B-1 that child abuse has occurred,” prosecutor Kelly Wright argued at a preliminary hearing. Francis was baby-sitting Oct. 12 for a friend's 5-month-old infant when the baby went limp. She acknowledged having placed the infant in cold water,deputiestestified. They said they arrived to find the child having difficulty breathing and showing signsofa seizure. The ba- by’s mother,Kelly Porter,testified she trusted Francis enough to leavethe child in her care. The infant hadto be airlifted to Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City, where medical tests showed signs of shaken baby syndrome, pediatrician Karen Hansen. testified. Defense lawyer Ed Wall said there was no evidence Francis inflicted the harm,but Heffernan determined there was enough evidencefor a Junejury trial. Chef Cooks Breakfast For Students @ Continued from B-1 studying diminishing city spreadsheets, he decidedto cut the league pull out of the Utah League of Cities and Towns andtakeits $85,000 in annual dueswith it. Hereare the topfive — and bottom five — dues payers among Utah municipalities. League dues are based on property values, sales taxes and population. “When we pay money to any organization, we need to con- reevaluate the cost- effectiveness of our participation,” he says. “That's a lot of money. It’s . people’s hard-earned tax dollars. Weought to makesure it’s being spent responsibly.” The most public conflict between the new mayor andthe or- ganization — the reasonstatedin his budget address last week was the league’s support of a measurein the pastlegislative session that would eliminate the Utah Committee for Consumer Services, or the so-called “Questarbill.” Anderson is unconvinced the league really represents the inter- ests of his constituents. Rather, he says, the league at times actually worksagainst residents’ interests as consumers when lobbying legislators. Add to that the fact the league has padded its budget with $18,000 from Questar, Pacificorp, US West and Waste Management Inc. “Those entities that are giving them money can only be doingthat for one reason: to have influence over the league,” Andersonsays. And, finally, the mayor ques- 2000 1999-2000 Pop. Est. Dues eat lake 478,932 | $85,000 WvC 103,910 | $41,720 Sandy 100,533 $41,037 Provo | 103,550 $39,873 Ogden 66,981 $28,048 BOTTOM 5 Ophir 4 $13.57 Scofield Alton $24.49 119 Antimony $35.05 91 | Lynndyl $38.12 $38.32 Source: Utah Leagueof Citiesand Towns ‘The Salt Lake Tribune drawn other board members’ire for talking to the news media. “There’s nothing in the board meetings that I’ve asked or done that I'm ashamedof,” he says. “I have 10 years of involvement in Olympic issues. And the issues I have raised would be in concert thanks to ChefDave.Thefirst time he brought them, he had to convincethe kidsto taste them. “Youlearn that these kids have tions Bullock’s representation of with the mayor.” municipalities fromhis seat on the Salt Lake Organizing Committee's Bullock. He notes most league never had stuff that many of us a ‘orgranted,” Prowssaid. jowthey're strawberry monadded Guadalupe kitchen manager Jodi Key, who assists SLOC’s closed meetings and vague membersvoted during the session to back the Questar bill. The budgets. He lobbied for SLOCto cover venuecities’ costs and for donations and determined the Prows whenever he visits — always with strawberriesto offer. Prowsalso haslearned that the children have some definite food biases. The day he cooked omelets perfect and beautiful, interjects principal Tim Carr the children were giggling about Chef Dave putting cheese on the eggs. Not their eggs; they weren't about toeat board. Bullock hasbeen a critic of repayment of $59 million in municipal sales taxes diverted to build Olympic venues. At the same time, he has butted heads with SLOCPresident Mitt Romney and Dolan defends the league and league’s board reviewedcorporate money most of which pays for lunches and speakers at conventions — ultimately would reduce the amountcities pay for membership. As for Bullock’s Olympic Play Hard. Play Free. working with the school as bene- Free Tennis And for the kids, principal Carr said simply, “Chef Dave is their hero.” Lesson Just call one of these locations near you to sign-up! 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And not being part of the group of municipal leaders who lobby lawmakers Anderson is just green; he hasn’t yet realized what the league does for his city. Dolan says he too was poised to slash Sandy's dues after his first election. “I didn't know what the league did for our city,” “It’s immeasurable.” Bullock is quickto start thelist: The league stages twice-yearly conventions-— one in St. George and another in Salt Lake City — with workshops on everything from animal-feed operations to developing water-conservation programs. It has lobbyists, attorneys and budget analysts to help local governments. The group paid for an impact-fee survey used to lobby lawmakers, organized a steering committee of utility companies to help cities draft ordinances andis compiling a budget database. Bullock acknowledges the league's decision to go with the majority vote on the Questar bill was in opposition to Anderson’s position. But, he notes, the league backed Salt Lake City-supported measures to end double taxation for paramedic service and to allow cities to charge cell-phone franchise fees.’ Most importantly, Bullock says, the league backed Anderson’s efforts to persuade lawmakersto give venuecities $13 million in sales tax on Olympic tickets. “At some point, people have to see value in what they’re paying The Crusade for the Homeless received the annual Pamela J. Atkinson Outstanding Humanitarian Service Award recently from Travelers Aid Society. Jonn W. Gallivan, former publisher of The Salt Lake Tribune, accepted the lar, don’t like the idea of dropping could work against Utah’s largest city. award for the organization at an “We're [Salt Lake City] not well-liked,” Christensen says. Dropping out now could only in- annual Spring Recognition Breakfast. Crusade for the Homeless is a tensify rural leaders’ dislike of the big urban gorilla. “Others have a community-wide feeling that we show up for the to benefit homeless people in Salt things we want, then leave. The mayor’s intention may be different, but that will be the perception.” the homeless with whatever help is needed to achieve self-reliance, jobs and homes. The Crusade has Anderson is willing to reconsider the cut, but only if council members put conditions on the rules like: No money from utility companies andno lobbying for bills on which member cities disagree. “Without some major reforms, I'd be satisfied leaving the league,” hesays. Dolan says the league’s board is prepared to cut the budget if Salt Lake City bolts. But he hopes council members can persuade Anderson otherwise. “Having Salt LakeCity is a huge asset. Wecertainly want the largest and mostinfluential community in the state to be a partner withus,” Dolan says. de- Lake County. 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