Candace Lierd, the CEO of the nonprofit anti-human trafficking organization Exitus, appeared for a hearing Tuesday where she was denied bail by a judge.
PROVO — A judge denied bail for the Utah CEO of anti-human trafficking organization Exitus on Tuesday. Simultaneously, new accusations were made against her, and prosecutors said she's likely to be charged with more crimes.more than 30 charges including theft, fraud, and forgery
Some said they were scammed by Lierd financially, while others said they were volunteers or human trafficking survivors whose time and stories were used for Lierd's personal financial gain.She said she was the first person contacted by the Utah Attorney General's Office in their investigation into Lierd back in June. Paul had written a book that she said Lierd promised to sell and promote on her behalf. Lierd had even read the manuscript and written the forward, Paul said.
"We were exploited for our experiences and our stories to raise funds," she said. "Funds that I didn't know didn't go to the places we were telling people they were supposed to go."But Lierd wanted to get out of jail Tuesday. The public defender argued that she wasn't a flight risk, and that the charges didn't warrant being kept in jail on no bail.
Attorney Craig Peterson brought forth new accusations beyond what's already been detailed in the lengthy probable cause statement filed by the Utah Attorney General. "Her victimization goes across all — this is what our concern is with her release — it goes from stranger to friend, and everything in between," he said. "There's no one she hasn't or won't take advantage of."
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