Babysitter charged with sexual abuse


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SOUTH SALT LAKE -- Authorities say a man babysitting a 7-year-old South Salt Lake girl sexually abused her.

The Deseret News reports prosecutors filed charges Wednesday against Michael Nelder, 26, for inappropriately touching the girl at her South Salt Lake home on two occasions.

Nelder also faces charges for sexually abusing a 4-year-old girl at her residence last October.

Nelder faces a total of five counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child. Bail was set at $200,000 in each of the two cases.

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