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SALT LAKE CITY, UT — Four individuals, including the child’s mother, have been charged in connection with the kidnapping of a 1-year-old child that led to a statewide AMBER Alert on February 21. According to Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill, the suspects—Holly Smith, the mother of the child, along with Joey Jimenez, Eric Jimenez, and Jose Francisco Robles-Prieto—are all facing first-degree felony kidnapping charges. All four were arrested the same day the AMBER Alert was issued. “We appreciate the people in our community who helped police get the information they needed to help find this baby and take…

Salt Lake City, UT — David Broadbent, a 77-year-old gynecologist from Provo, is now facing a total of 17 sexual assault charges after being hit with two additional felony counts on February 26, 2025. According to court documents, these new charges stem from an alleged incident in January 2020, when a patient claims Broadbent assaulted her during a routine examination at his Provo office. Broadbent has been under intense scrutiny since 2022 when he was named in a civil lawsuit by multiple women accusing him of sexual assault. The women alleged that Broadbent abused his position as a trusted medical…