Youth leader accused of abusing fourth girl

Police have identified a fourth girl who they say was sexually abused by an LDS Church youth leader in Farr West.

Cory C. Campbell, 37, faces sexual abuse charges for inappropriately touching and fondling three 14-and-15-year-old girls at his home.

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After information about the alleged abuse was released to the media Feb. 10, a fourth girl's parents came forward, said Weber County Sheriff's Capt. Klint Anderson. Campbell allegedly abused her during a sleepover, also at his home. It happened prior to fall 2009, Anderson said. The fourth victim is about the same age as the other victims.

"She told her parents, but they didn't come forward at the time," Anderson said. "Definitely the news coverage is what brought them forward."

According to charging documents, Campbell admitted some of the abuse to police, including abusing one of the girls at least 20 times starting in summer 2007 and continuing through October.

At the time, Campbell was a leader of teenage boys at his Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ward. He was relieved of the position when the investigation began, though the abuse appears unrelated to his leadership role.

Weber County prosecutors have filed two counts of forcible sex abuse and two counts of sexual battery against him in the other cases. No new charges have been filed.

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