In Jan. 2024, the mother of “several young girls” reported to Taylorsville Police that a relative — a now 50-year-old man — had sexually abused three of her minor children between the dates of Jan. 1, 2018, and Dec. 31, 2021.
On March 1, 2024, the Salt Lake County DA’s Office charged the man with 38 felonies, including 24 counts of first-degree felony aggravated sexual abuse of a child.
On Jan. 29, 2025, a Third District Court jury convicted him of four counts of rape of a child (first-degree felony), four counts of sodomy upon a child (first-degree felony), 24 counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child (first-degree felony), two counts of forcible sodomy (first-degree felony), and four counts of forcible sexual abuse (second-degree felony).
On March 4, 2025, a Third District Court judge sentenced the man to 25 years to life for three counts of rape of a child (first-degree felony) — one for each victim, according to the DA’s Office.
Each sentence will reportedly run consecutively to each other. This means that the man faces 75 years to life, which will be served at the Utah State Correctional Facility.
Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill has released the following statement regarding the conviction:
One of the survivors bravely stood up at the sentencing and addressed the judge, saying she wanted to stand and speak not only for herself but for her sisters; she wanted to show that she was not afraid. We applaud her and her sisters also courageously taking the stand at trial to testify against the defendant. We thank our prosecutors Claye Epperson and Cara Dunkelman for their aggressive and passionate prosecution of this case, our Social Workers Heather Taylor and Melissa Foulger for their dedication to the survivors, and the vital work done by our support staff. We also thank the Taylorsville Police Department for their thorough investigation, which helped ensure justice was served for these young survivors.
Sim Gill, Salt Lake County District Attorney
The defendant lived with the victim’s family in two homes in Salt Lake County from 2018 to 2021, officials said.
No further information is available at this time.
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