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Former Provo therapist to stand trial for alleged child sex crimes in Wasatch County
A 59-year-old Wasatch County man who worked as a sex therapist in Provo and is facing 10 felony child sex abuse charges will stand trial in court. Fourth District Court Judge Shawn Howell ruled April 29 that prosecutors had presented enough evidence to proceed in the case of Mitchell McKee. According to a probable cause affidavit, McKee was arrested in March 2024 on suspicion of human trafficking of a child, sexual exploitation of a minor, enticement of a minor, forcible sodomy and dealing in material harmful to a minor. The investigation began after a traffic stop two months prior in ...