Utah GOP activist charged with rape found dead

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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Republican activist charged with raping five women apparently committed suicide Tuesday at the Heber cabin where the crimes allegedly took place, sheriff’s officials said.

Two bail bond agents were dispatched to the cabin Tuesday to check on Gregory Nathan Peterson because his ankle monitor was not responding, Wasatch County Sheriff Todd Bonner said.

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