Woman Charged with Sex Abuse of Boy, 5

(Provo, Utah) In a four-year-old case that has endured multiple delays for a variety of reasons, a trial date has been scheduled.

This past week, 29-year-old Amber Childs was declared competent to stand trial for sexually abusing a five-year-old boy in 2002. She faces specific charges of aggravated sex abuse of a child, sodomy on a child and tampering with a witness or juror.

Trial delays resulted from Childs changing attorneys, undergoing multiple competency reviews and suffering serious health problems. Barring any new delays, her trial will commence on October 3.


[Update 10/04/06]

Childs pleads no contest.


[Update 12/18/07]

Childs gets 30 days for probation violation.