5th person accuses[Tea Party] activist Greg Peterson of sex assault

Source: SLTrib

A day before a preliminary hearing on charges he sexually assaulted four women, GOP activist Gregory Nathan Peterson was accused Monday of forcible sexual abuse involving a fifth victim.

The new charge of second-degree felony forcible sexual abuse, filed in Wasatch County’s 4th District Court, is similar to those filed earlier in Salt Lake County.


Peterson in April 2010 allegedly took the woman to his Heber cabin for lunch, and said he wanted to watch a movie. The woman said she didn’t have time and needed to pick up her daughter from school. According to court documents, Peterson began kissing her and after she told him to stop, exposed his genitals. When he attempted to make her touch him, she put her hand on the holster of her gun and "told him he needed to take home or she would start walking," according to court documents.

He then took her back to her car in Utah County.

Peterson, who had been charged in July with sexually assaulting four other women, is scheduled to appear Tuesday in 3rd District Court in Salt Lake City for a preliminary hearing expected to last two days.



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earlier DU post:

Utah tea party activist Greg Peterson accused of multiple rapes


Life sentence possible » In two cases, Gregory N. Peterson is suspected of taking victims to a cabin in Heber.

A Utah Republican activist is accused of raping four women — two of whom say they were taken to the Heber cabin where the man hosted major political events.

Gregory Nathan Peterson, 37, of Orem, was charged Wednesday 3rd District Court in Salt Lake City with 23 felony counts, including rape and kidnapping, and two misdemeanors. A jail log indicates U.S. marshals arrested Peterson in his home in Heber and booked him into the Salt Lake County jail. He remained there Thursday in lieu of $750,000 bail.

Charging documents allege sexual assaults against four women Peterson met in Salt Lake County beginning March 26, 2011. In the first case, the documents allege, he met a woman at a church function and she agreed to go to a movie with him.

More:http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/54519160-78/peterson-woman-allege-court.html.csp




On Peterson’s Facebook page, he describes himself as the owner of Peterson Wealth Management and features a photo of him meeting GOP presumptive presidential nominee Mitt Romney. Another photo shows an invitation to a Romney fundraiser that he co-chaired on Nov. 17, 2007 in Park City, Utah.

His most recent Facebook post was at 3:49 p.m. on Wednesday with an image of a spider in a web. The photo mocked a recent speech by President Obama with the text “Nice Web. You Didn’t Build That.”

None of the alleged crimes appear to be directly connected to Peterson’s political activities or the candidates he hosted fundraisers for.
more: http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/07/utah_republican_greg_peterson_accused_rape.php


Conservative fundraiser charged with sex assault of 4 women

Updated: 12:05 pm | Published: 10:54 am

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) - A major political player among Utah conservatives faces rape, kidnapping, sex abuse, sexual battery and burglary charges.

37-year-old Greg Peterson is a Republican fundraiser who is known for hosting large events in which many major GOP public figures attend, including Governor Gary Herbert, U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch, U.S. Senator Mike Lee, U.S. Representative Jason Chaffetz, and others.

Court documents show the Peterson was charged with the sexual assault of four women between March 2011 and April of 2012. The alleged incidents occurred on March 26-27, 2011, July 2-3 2011 December 11, 2011, and April 21, 2012.


Peterson was booked into jail on 23 counts of rape, kidnapping, sexual abuse, assault, sexual battery and burglary on Wednesday.

more: http://www.abc4.com/content/news/top_stories/story/Conservative-fundraiser-charged-with-sex-assault/HL-GLigljEGk8P9W4a1zPQ.cspx

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