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Utah man charged with impersonating officer during investigation involving granddaughter
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ROOSEVELT — A Duchesne County man is dealing with prison prices accusing him of impersonating a police officer to search out out protected details about an investigation involving a member of the family.
The 59-year-old man was charged Friday in eighth District Court docket with obstructing justice, a second-degree felony, and impersonating an officer, a category B misdemeanor.
On Feb. 28, Roosevelt police have been investigating a intercourse abuse case involving a toddler. A forensic nurse with the Heart for Protected and Wholesome Households knowledgeable officers that “because of the proof at the moment” a sexual assault examination wouldn’t be performed on the kid as a result of “it didn’t meet their protocol,” based on a police reserving affidavit.
When one of many officers returned to the police division, the chief advised him the lady’s grandfather had spoken to him “and was involved there was nothing completed within the case involving his granddaughter,” the affidavit states. “I used to be requested to evaluation physique digicam footage and report my findings.”
After assembly with the chief, the officer acquired a name from the nurse who requested a few man claiming to be a detective with the division.
“(She) acknowledged she had acquired a telephone name from (a person) who recognized himself as working with Roosevelt Police Division within the detective division they usually have been attempting to determine who dropped the ball,” the affidavit states. “(She) admitted to offering (him) with data as she believed he was a police officer.”
The arresting officer famous that the grandfather’s alleged actions might hurt the investigation, saying he “impersonated a police officer/detective with the intent to deceive (the nurse) into acquiring details about the continued investigation.”
KSL.com just isn’t naming the grandfather at the moment to guard the identification of the kid.