- Victims:2+,
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Born: 1935
- January 2024: lives in Pleasant Grove, Utah; not a registered sex offender
- BYU professor,
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- 1959
- Guilty,
- Crime scenes:Add info
Case Summary
Burton was a microbiology professor at BYU in Provo, Utah.
In 1991, Burton was charged with four counts of sex-related crimes.
He was found guilty of child sexual abuse and sentenced in 1991 to up to 15 years in prison.
Burton graduated from BYU in 1959. He was married in the Logan, Utah LDS temple in 1959.
As of January 2024, Burton lives in Pleasant Grove, Utah. He is not a registered sex offender.
Sources
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Details For Marriage ID#543533
Source type: Website
Publisher: Western States Marriage Records Index
Date published/accessed: 1 Dec 2023
archive 1 | archive 2[Shows that the accused was married in Logan, Utah on 1959-06-26.]
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back to online sources listBYU professor charged
Source type: News article
Publisher: Provo Daily Herald
Date published/accessed: 2 Apr 1991
archive 1 | archive 2 - back to online sources list
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