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Washington County man booked for sexual abuse of a child, voyeurism charges
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Utah — A Washington Metropolis man was arrested after allegations of sexually assaulting a minor and making feedback of copying the murder-suicide in Enoch, Utah.
Thomas Jared Weaver, 49, was booked into the Washington County Jail on Saturday for voyeurism and three costs of sexual abuse of a kid, based on the affidavit.
On Friday, the Washington Metropolis Police Division acquired a report of sexual abuse of a teenage woman that occurred two years in the past when she was within the care of Weaver.
The sufferer informed police that Weaver would buy revealing clothes for the sufferer to put on and ask her to put on them round him, based on the affidavit.
She said that Weaver’s actions escalated the place he would stroll in on the sufferer whereas within the bathe and make sexual remarks about her.
In response to the affidavit, Weaver touched the sufferer inappropriately on “a number of events” and would sleep in the identical mattress because the sufferer when she stayed at his dwelling.
After police contacted Weaver about these allegations, officers would obtain studies that Weaver was suicidal and will hurt others.
“Particularly, those that are aware of (Weaver) state that he expressed that he was undecided he would be capable of make it by the evening and that if he did, he can be returning dwelling with a firearm,” based on the affidavit.
The affidavit mentions that Weaver “had remarked on the Enoch, Utah household annihilator incident as one thing that he may perceive and that he contemplated the thought of taking his household to a greater place.”
Washington Metropolis PD officers reported that Weaver tried to contact the sufferer at their headquarters as they have been being interviewed. One officer mentioned that Weaver was “irate and yelling” at individuals who have been with him whereas on the station.
In response to the affidavit, when confronted concerning the allegations in opposition to him, Weaver “expressed at first that he did want to contradict the statements made by the sufferer.” Nonetheless, he would retract this sentiment and ask for an lawyer.
When you’ve got skilled sexual violence, you’ll be able to entry assist and assets by calling Utah’s 24-hour Sexual Violence Assist Line at 1-801-736-4356 (English) or 1-801-924-0860 (Spanish). You may as well name the Rape Restoration Middle workplace line throughout workplace hours at 801-467-7282 or the Nationwide Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-4673 without spending a dime, confidential counseling.