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ST. GEORGE, Utah (ABC4) — A St. George man who was previously convicted of three sex crimes, including two cases with minors, has been charged with another alleged crime. He is accused of grooming and sexually abusing a 13-year-old in 2021.

Avery Jared Anderson, 23, has been charged with two counts of rape of a child, two counts of enticing a minor with first-degree felony sexual activity, and one count of attempted sexual exploitation of a minor.

According to court documents, in April 2025, a 16-year-old contacted the St. George City Police Department to report that she had been sexually abused by an adult man when she was 13 y

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