A Sandy dentist accused of prescribing drugs in exchange for sexual favors waived his preliminary hearing Thursday, and his case was sent to 3rd District Court.

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Robert W. Owens was ordered to appear before Judge David Young on Oct. 4. He will then be asked to enter a plea to the four counts of falsely prescribing a controlled substance, a third-degree felony.Owens is accused of prescribing Percocet, Lortab and other pain killers to a woman in exchange for allowing Owens to touch her breasts and perform other sex acts.

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