One of the four men charged in the rape of a 9-year-old Uintah County girl last spring has also been charged with 3rd Degree Felony Child Abuse. 30-year-old Jerry Neal Flatlip received the additional charge last month in connection with conditions discovered in his home during last spring’s rape investigation. According to court documents, a hair follicle test revealed that his 3-year-old daughter tested positive for high levels of Methamphetamine and Marijuana in her system. At the time of the investigation last spring, the 3-year-old was taken into state custody for her safety. The charge of Child Abuse was filed on
September 3rd
. Flatlip entered a Not Guilty plea to the charge on September 21st. He is scheduled to be in court again on
October 18th
.