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Ancestry.com co-founder charged with sexually assaulting teen girl
KUTV (Salt Lake City) ^ | March 24, 2015

Posted on 03/30/2015 2:34:17 PM PDT by Colofornian

(KUTV) A co-founder of genealogy company Ancestry.com has been arrested, accused of sexually abusing a teen.

Prosecutors say 50-year-old Daniel Taggart gave his daughter and her 15-year-old friend alcohol and sex toys during an overnight party.

Police say Taggart played cards with the girls and encouraged a twerking contest. The 15-year-old allegedly got shot glasses and sex toys as prizes. Eventually the alcohol, police say, took effect.

According to the Salt Lake Tribune, the victim told police once Taggart’s daughter feel asleep, he turned on a pornographic video and sexually assaulted her.

She said the same thing happened at another sleepover a month later. Taggart denies the allegations.

Police say they believe the 15-year-old may not be the only girl caught up in Taggart’s alleged games.

He co-founded Ancestry.com but is no longer with the company. In addition to Ancestry, the BYU grad started LDSAudio.com...

(Excerpt) Read more at kutv.com ...


TOPICS: Local News; Religion
KEYWORDS: ancestrycom; ancestrydotcom; byu; danieltaggart; genealogy; lds; ldsaudiocom; sexualassault; twerking; utah
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1 posted on 03/30/2015 2:34:17 PM PDT by Colofornian
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Was he planning on marrying both of them?


2 posted on 03/30/2015 2:36:05 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You can help: https://www.tedcruz.org/donate/)
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To: Colofornian

His great-grandchildren better avoid ancestry.com.


3 posted on 03/30/2015 2:37:59 PM PDT by AU72
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To: Colofornian

The name ‘Clinton’ is somewhere on his family tree.


4 posted on 03/30/2015 2:38:43 PM PDT by bramps (Go West America!)
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To: bramps

It would be hard for the daughter to testify against her dad. May the teenager have lots of courage. Things like this don’t come to the light easily in Utah.


5 posted on 03/30/2015 2:46:15 PM PDT by rovenstinez
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To: Colofornian


6 posted on 03/30/2015 2:54:53 PM PDT by SkyPilot ("I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6)
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He was trying to see how “far back” his hand could go...


7 posted on 03/30/2015 2:55:28 PM PDT by Captainpaintball (Immigration without assimilation is the death of a nation -- FUJB!!!)
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To: Colofornian
It's a good thing he didn't assault his daughter by mistake. That would be Incestry.com
8 posted on 03/30/2015 2:56:26 PM PDT by Captainpaintball (Immigration without assimilation is the death of a nation -- FUJB!!!)
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To: Colofornian

She went back a month later?


9 posted on 03/30/2015 2:56:43 PM PDT by texas_mrs
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

If he’s Muslim he’s done no wrong. Shame on you Christians for being racist.../s


10 posted on 03/30/2015 2:57:55 PM PDT by jsanders2001
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To: texas_mrs
(Well, she was friends with the guy's daughter...and would suddenly need to explain to her why she might suddenly be averse to stepping foot in the household...and that would lead to explaining to her friend that he wasn't only creepy, but a rapist...certainly an awkward convo, I might imagine)
11 posted on 03/30/2015 3:09:08 PM PDT by Colofornian
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To: Captainpaintball

(Some perverts apparently might try to pass on their seed anyway they can)


12 posted on 03/30/2015 3:10:05 PM PDT by Colofornian
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To: Captainpaintball

If anyone has the whole “Who’s your Daddy?” thing down, it’s this guy.


13 posted on 03/30/2015 3:11:38 PM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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To: Colofornian

“..and that would lead to explaining to her friend that he wasn’t only creepy...”

One would think the daughter would have figured that out when dad suggested a twerking contest. And especially after the first sex toy was handed out.


14 posted on 03/30/2015 3:12:46 PM PDT by 21twelve (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2185147/posts It is happening again.)
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To: Colofornian

In respect and memory of Andy, a co-worker at my plant, I withhold judgment until a jury convicts this guy.........


15 posted on 03/30/2015 3:16:26 PM PDT by Hot Tabasco (Uncle Sy: "Beavers are like Ninjas, they only come out at night and they're hard to find")
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To: 21twelve

Yes, which is why I said “wasn’t only”


16 posted on 03/30/2015 3:17:05 PM PDT by Colofornian
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To: Colofornian; Morgana

Only a leftist would think sex toys for kids is a good idea.


17 posted on 03/30/2015 3:17:35 PM PDT by GeronL
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

marry them? was this in Joisey?


18 posted on 03/30/2015 3:18:18 PM PDT by GeronL
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To: GeronL; 2ndDivisionVet; All

(Well, hey, there’s 25,000 or so in polygamous Utah families NOW...and who knows how many of them were raped into them as teens who couldn’t tell their local Mormon “prophet” “no”)


19 posted on 03/30/2015 3:20:00 PM PDT by Colofornian
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To: Colofornian

Ah - got it!

Shot glasses? I’m trying to recall, but is booze okay with Mormons? I seem to recall my wife and her Mormon friend having a glass of wine, but I might be wrong.

Well - at least it wasn’t coffee cups.

Sad for these kids. I hope they throw the book at the guy, but it seems they never get too much time. The local paper had something about some guy that was released after a few years, labelled a Level 1 sex offender, and had already raped someone a few months after release.


20 posted on 03/30/2015 3:23:01 PM PDT by 21twelve (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2185147/posts It is happening again.)
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