Snyderville Basin man convicted of raping massage client - The Park Record

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Summit County’s 3rd District Court.
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A Snyderville Basin man accused of raping a female client during a professional massage was convicted by a jury on Thursday.

Merga Jeffrey Kennard, 35, was found guilty of five counts in 3rd District Court at Silver Summit stemming from incidents that occurred in April 2021. Kennard was charged with two first-degree felony counts of object rape, two first-degree felony counts of rape and one second-degree felony count of forcible sexual abuse, according to court documents.

Prosecutors said the incident occurred when a woman visited an establishment and received a massage from Kennard. He began massaging the woman after she disrobed and laid down on the table. Then, Kennard began touching the woman. According to court documents, she was shocked and didn’t know what to do. Kennard then raped the woman, prosecutors said.

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