Woman Arrested for Rape, Sodomy

(Salt Lake City, Utah) A 54-year-old woman, Kathy English, was arrested for allegedly engaging in sex acts with two 16-year-old male friends of her daughter.

English allegedly gave the boys drugs and initiated sex without their consent during two incidents occurring between November 2005 and February 2006.

English has been charged with felony counts of rape and forcible sodomy.

Tip: Don Morgenstern


[Update 04/03/07]

Charges dismissed.

A judge on Monday dismissed the case against a Sandy woman accused of drugging and sexually assaulting a friend of her daughter after the alleged victim admitted he fabricated the story.

On a motion by prosecutors, 3rd District Judge Royal Hansen threw out first-degree felony charges of rape and forcible sodomy against Kathy English. The 54-year-old had been charged based on allegations by the friend, who claimed he was assaulted in November 2005 when he was 16 and later witnessed English engaged in sexual activity with another teen.

Defense attorney Mark Moffat said the accuser came to his office after English was arraigned and admitted it was all a lie to stop her from moving to Florida with her daughter, whom he was interested in romantically.

Whoever it was that accused her should be prosecuted.