Former Utah teacher charged with raping a 14-year-old student

A former Payson junior high teacher and coach is facing charges of rape after he allegedly had sex multiple times with a 14-year-old girl who was his student.Zachary Kent Denison, 28, has been charged in 4th District Court with four counts of rape, a first-degree felony.According to a probable cause statement, the victim reported the sex offense on Nov. 29. Denison, who was then a teacher Mt. Nebo Junior High, first had sex with the 14-year-old in a vehicle in Payson Canyon in February 2019. The