Man arrested for raping woman he met on church dating app, police say

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OGDEN — Weber County Sheriff’s deputies have arrested a man accused of raping a woman he met on the Mutual dating app following a three month investigation.

Kade Duane Peterson, 22, was booked into the Weber County Jail Friday for investigation of rape.

Peterson and the woman met on the Mutual app and after communicating for several days using the app, agreed to go on a date on Nov. 1, according to a police affidavit.

Mutual is dating app geared specifically toward members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

When Peterson picked up the womanp, they drove around Weber County, the affidavit states.

“The victim stated that Kade seemed to be driving around in circles, which caused her to lose track of where they were. The victim stated that Kade ultimately parked in an area she described as a ‘wooded area’ but was unsure of exactly where they were,” the affidavit states.

Investigators noted in their affidavit that the woman “suffers from a traumatic brain injury along with weakness on her left side from a prior unrelated incident about two years ago.”

The two then got into the back seat of Peterson’s vehicle where he used his strength to rape her, the affidavit states.

“During this, the victim stated that she was asking Kade what he was doing and telling him ‘No, this is not consent,’” according to the affidavit. “The victim stated that she knew she could not fight off Kade because of her weakness on the left side of her body. The victim stated that she knew Kade was strong because he talked about his previous wrestling days while they drove around prior to the incident.”

Peterson dropped off the woman at her apartment after and did not contact her again, the affidavit states. The woman sought medical attention a few days later.

After reporting the incident to police, an officer called Peterson, according to the affidavit.

“Right after ending my phone call with Kade, he called the victim and asked her how she has been doing,” the affidavit states.

A search warrant was served on Peterson’s phone in February, according to court records.

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