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Utah ex-therapist Scott Owen sentenced to prison for sexually abusing patients

The prison sentence comes after an investigative report by The Salt Lake Tribune and ProPublica about the therapist, who was considered an expert in helping struggling gay Latter-day Saint men.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) These men allege that ex-therapist Scott Owen sexually abused them in his roles as their therapist, church leader or relative. On Monday, they gathered at the Provo courthouse as Owen was sentenced to prison after he admitted to sexually abusing patients during therapy. From left to right, front row: Mike Bahr, "Andrew." Second row: James Cooper, "Sam," and Michael. Top row: Jonathan Scott, Troy Leishman. Michael asked to be identified by only his first name, and Sam and Andrew are being identified by pseudonyms.