Court Rejects Plea, Sentences Utah Psychologist Robert Dindinger to Long Prison Term

February 10, 2026

A Utah judge rejected a plea agreement that would have capped jail time at 364 days and instead sentenced former psychologist Robert Dindinger to a prison term of just under three years after he admitted to secretly recording patients—including minors—and possessing child sexual exploitation material. The judge cited an “extensive pattern” of abuse and lasting harm to multiple victims, emphasizing Dindinger’s breach of professional trust; court records described intentional, exploitative conduct.

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