A man from Washington County was ordered to serve 5 years in prison with 15 years of supervised release after pleading guilty to grooming and sexually abusing a teenage girl, according to the US Attorney's Office.
SALT LAKE CITY — A man from Washington County was ordered Wednesday to serve five years in prison with 15 years of supervised release after pleading guilty to grooming and sexually abusing a teenage girl, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.
In a statement to the court in advance of his guilty plea, Allred said that he used a fake online persona named Cameron Baxter to contact the girl. Allred sent gifts of clothing, flowers and furniture to the victim in an attempt to persuade the girl "to engage in illegal sexual activity" with him, Allred said in the statement.
In August 2021, the victim was at a family reunion when she saw the man she believed was 16-year-old Cameron Baxter, prosecutors said, according to a transcript of a court hearing. The teen was confused why he would be at her family reunion, when her family explained the man she recognized was actually Allred, who is also a relative, prosecutors said.
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