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Lawsuit says minor’s mugshot appeared online, accuses Standard-Examiner, Weber County of defamation

A Utah couple has filed a defamation suit seeking millions of dollars from the Standard-Examiner and Weber County, claiming the newspaper published their 16-year-old son’s mugshot from a juvenile court case on its website.

The picture, along with the teen’s full name and information about three allegations that had been filed against him in 2nd District Juvenile Court, were included in the “Mugshots” section of the Ogden paper’s website on April 10, the suit says.

The mug and case information were obtained by the newspaper through a Weber County Sheriff’s Office software program that disseminates recent bookings to news outlets, according to the suit.