Democratic state Sen. Nate Blouin is calling on Utah Senate President J. Stuart Adams to resign after The Salt Lake Tribune first reported that Adams had initiated a change to Utah law that helped an 18-year-old relative who was charged with child rape receive a more lenient sentence.

“Senate President Stuart Adams must do the right thing and resign,” Blouin said in a statement Friday. “The rule of law should not be subject to change simply because of who you know.”

Blouin, a first-term minority senator, is the first Democrat to publicly address Adams’ involvement in the criminal case, which has garnered national attention.

“Senate President Adams’ conduct is unbecoming of this body. We are meant to serve the public, not give special treatment to our relatives,” Blouin said. “All of our

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