LOGAN — A 64-year-old Nibley man has been arrested for allegedly molesting and raping two children years ago, according to law enforcement. Mark Konschella Petersen was booked Friday into the Cache County Jail.
According to an arrest report, a woman reported to a co-worker that her now adult children had been sexually abused by Petersen when they were children. The woman later spoke to officers with the Logan City Police Department.
As part of the investigation, police interviewed the alleged victims, a man and woman, who both reported similar incidents years ago when they were young.
The female victim described being sexually abused and molested by Petersen from the time she was in preschool, until preteen age. She said all of the incidents she could remember occurred in Nibley, according to the arrest affidavit.
The male victim was also interviewed and claimed he was sodomized 15-20 times by Petersen. The abuse occurred when the boy would have been around 9-years-old.
Friday, police questioned Petersen. After being advised of his Miranda Rights, he reportedly denied the incidents ever occurred. During questioning though, he allegedly collaborated some of the allegations of abuse.
According to jail records, Petersen was booked on suspicion of committing multiple counts of sodomy on a child and aggravated sexual abuse of a child. He is being held in jail temporarily, pending arraignment in 1st District Court.
Individuals arrested and charged in complaints are presumed innocent unless or until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in court.
will@cvradio.com
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