Woman accused in rape of neighbor boy has charges dropped

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'The case against a 30-year-old Salt Lake County woman accused of raping a 13-year-old neighbor boy came to an abrupt halt Monday after a witness gave prosecutors additional information that did not support the boy's story.

The dismissal came after attorneys and 3rd District Judge Vernice Trease spent the morning selecting a jury to hear the evidence against Catherine Cates, who was charged with four counts of first-degree felony rape of a child and one count of second-degree felony sexual abuse of a child.
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The boy's mother said she does not understand why prosecutors had not presented the case to a jury, despite changes in the roommate's testimony.

"[The roommate] actually walked in and caught the two of them [having sex]," the woman said.

Alicia Cook, spokeswoman for the Salt Lake County District Attorneys Office, called the roommate "a neutral witness" who provided last-minute details that were "contradictory to what victim was saying."'