Utah County Attorney calls for sheriff to resign, saying the top cop may have tried to implicate him in ‘ritualistic’ sex ring investigation

The Utah County Sheriff’s Office had announced it was investigating a “ritualistic child sexual abuse and child sex trafficking” case, but did not specifically name David Leavitt or anyone else.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah County Attorney David Leavitt holds a news conference in Provo on Wednesday, June 1, 2022, where he called for Utah County Sheriff Mike Smith to resign, alleging his office is being used for “political purposes.”