SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The man charged in the 2002 abduction of Elizabeth Smart has a delusional disorder and exhibited deviant sexual behavior and paranoia as a teen, a forensic psychologist said Tuesday.

Psychologist Stephen Golding testified as the first defense witness in the federal competency hearing for 56-year-old Brian David Mitchell.

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