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Utah GOP Chair Charged with Waterboarding Daughter

2/17/2026

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  • David Nephi Johnson, chair of Wasatch County Republican Party in Utah, faces aggravated child abuse charges for waterboarding his 16-year-old daughter.
  • The incident occurred after she failed to clean her room.
  • The daughter described feeling unsafe at home after her father previously assaulted her younger brother in a similar manner.
  • The Wasatch County Republican Party appointed Vice Chair Patty Sprunt to lead temporarily while expressing concern over child safety.