(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Micah Smith appears for a court hearing in 3rd District Court in Salt Lake City on Tuesday Jan. 6, 2026. Smith is facing child torture and abuse charges after prosecutors said he took his three small children on a long, strenuous hike during a storm in Big Cottonwood Canyon.
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