Alpine doctor accused in fondling cases is found on rural roadway

HINCKLEY, Millard County — An Alpine doctor facing criminal charges and lawsuits for allegedly videotaping and fondling his employees was recently found lying on the side of a highway in remote Millard County, officials said.

A motorist traveling on U.S. routes 6 and 50 earlier this month spotted a man walking along the road who appeared to be in trouble, according to a release from the Millard County Sheriff's Office. The driver stopped at the nearby Hinckley Service Station and notified the Utah Highway Patrol.

When UHP troopers and sheriff's deputies found the man shortly before noon, he was lying by the road about 18 miles west of Delta, UHP spokesman Cameron Roden said. They identified him as Steven Pack, 51.

The sheriff's office said Pack had been reported missing from his Alpine home and authorities had originally been looking for him in Summit County, although Lone Peak police, who serve Alpine and Highland, said they had not received a missing persons report concerning Pack.

Roden said Pack was "disoriented and paranoid" but not suicidal and was complaining of hip pain from walking. Millard County officials had previously located his vehicle by air about 10 miles away after receiving a 911 call from Pack. He was taken to a local hospital.

A scheduling hearing in 4th District Court on his criminal charges — two counts of forcible sexual abuse, a second-degree felony, and misdemeanor counts of voyeurism by electronic equipment and obstruction of justice — was postponed from earlier this month to April 5.

Two female employees, ages 18 and 19, told police in July that they had been videotaped while changing in an exam room at Mountain Medical Urgent Care in Lehi. Police said they found the video camera, other equipment and a hard drive with images of the women in Pack's possession.

Prosecutors say Pack also touched the women and impeded an investigation by police.

An employee sued Pack and the clinic in August, accusing him of fondling her while demonstrating medical tests. She alleged sexual battery, sexual assault, infliction of emotional distress, negligent hiring and wrongful termination.

Judge David Mortensen recently delayed Pack's deposition in that suit for 90 days to give his attorneys time to learn more about the state's criminal case against him.

Another former employee has filed a similar lawsuit.

Pack's attorney in the criminal case, Ron Yengich, said the doctor is receiving help for the issues that led to the recent episode.

Pack previously entered a plea in abeyance to charges of falsifying prescriptions and filing a fraudulent insurance claim in 2006. Those charges were dismissed in 2008 after he paid $5,000 in restitution. His medical license was suspended last September.

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