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SPANISH FORK, Utah — An officer with the Spanish Fork Police Department has been convicted of a crime, but he might not lose his badge.
Officer Owen Leifson was charged earlier this year with child abuse. On Monday, he accepted a plea deal to reduce the charge from child abuse to disorderly conduct. According to the Salem Police Department, the incident started in January when he got caught by a family member having an extramarital affair.
Police say he grabbed a child's arm, put it behind her, grabbed her by the back of the neck, and bruised her upper thigh.Spanish Fork suspended him, without pay, for 10 days."Owen is a good person," said Lt. Cory Slaymaker."We all sometimes make bad choices, mistakes in our life... If he gets everything worked out, then we're happy to bring him back to work."
This city is now waiting for Utah Peace Officer Standards and Training to finish its investigation into Leifson.His attorneys stated they plan to petition the court to further reduce the misdemeanor disorderly conduct charge to an infraction.
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