Earlier this year, a decades-old controversy over satanic ritual abuse re-emerged as Utah authorities sought tips in a case that implicated a county attorney, his family, and other prominent families in the area.
Shortly after the sheriff’s request for tips, Utah County Attorney David Leavitt held a press conference in which he denied wrongdoing. Victim statements, however, accuse him and his family—“the Leavitts”—of indulging in horrific acts such as child abuse.
The media responded to the controversy with language about Q-Anon and the “satanic panic,” effectively discrediting the alleged victims without evidence.
It turns out that, in the wake of those stories, one of the alleged perpetrators, a former Utah psychologist David Hamblin, was arrested again for charges related to child sexual abuse….