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Even after serious allegations, here’s why shutting down a Utah teen treatment facility is no easy task

Opening a youth treatment center is relatively simple in Utah. But state regulators often can’t — or won’t — shut a place down after abuse is alleged.

(Hugh Carey | Special to The Tribune) Patricia Herrera poses for a portrait on Feb. 6, 2022, in Eagle, Colo. Herrera was sent to Integrity House, a Cedar City facility for troubled girls, in 2013. After she ran away from the program, she alleged to authorities that the program director, Daniel Taylor, raped her. Taylor was charged, but prosecutors eventually dropped the case and expunged his record.