Utah judge at rape sentencing: Ex-Mormon bishop a ‘good man’
PROVO, Utah — A woman says she is shocked by a Utah judge’s comments in which he called a former Mormon bishop convicted of sexually assaulting her a “good man” during his sentencing hearing.
Julia Kirby said Friday that Judge Thomas Low appeared to care more for her attacker than he did about her.
“He only cared about the person he was convicting, and I think that is really kind of despicable,” said the 23-year-old Kirby, who has given The Associated Press permission to publish her name
Low sentenced Keith Robert Vallejo to up to life in prison this week after a jury found him guilty of 10 counts of forcible sexual abuse and one count of object rape.