Investigation Confirms Ritual Child Sexual Abuse, Sex Trafficking Ring in Three Utah Counties

UTAH COUNTY, UTAH, May 31, 2022 —  The Utah County Sheriff’s Office has issued a press release confirming that an investigation into ritualistic child sex abuse and sex trafficking is ongoing and they are requesting information from any members of the public who might know something:

In April of 2021, an investigation began into ritualistic child sexual abuse and child sex trafficking that occurred in Utah County.  The ensuing investigation discovered that other victims had previously reported similar forms of ritualistic sexual abuse and trafficking that occurred in Utah County, Juab County, and Sanpete County during the time between 1990 and 2010.  Portions of these allegations were confirmed.  These allegations are being investigated by the Utah County Sheriff’s Office in cooperation with other local and federal agencies.  We are pleading with the public and encourage victims, or individuals with knowledge of these crimes, to contact the Utah County Sheriff’s Office Special Victim’s Unit, so that they can be offered all the assistance possible.  We understand that there are individuals who have concerns for their safety and/or well-being, who have been silenced.  We need your help.  

Contact the Utah County Sheriff’s Office at (801)851-4010. – Utah County Sheriffs Office

I reached out for comment with some questions and received the following responses:

  1. Can you provide any general details on the nature of the ritual aspect?

-We aren’t commenting on specifics of what makes this abuse ritualistic.  Generally, however, it could be an organized effort by a group or individual, or it could have a religious component to it.  We just aren’t commenting about that right now.

  1. Have you considered or have you already gotten federal agencies involved?

-We do have Federal agencies involved with us already.

  1. Was the trafficking limited to Utah, or was it inter-state? 

-With what we have now it is just within Utah.  But we recognize that it is possible, maybe even likely, that what we are finding will flow beyond just the state of Utah.  What we know has already involved three neighboring counties in Utah.

I will continue to provide updates on this investigation as I receive them.

I have included some information that may or may not be relevant to the investigation but includes similar allegations in the same area:

Ritualistic Child Abuse in a Neighborhood Setting

Report of Utah State Task Force on Ritual Abuse, 1992

Racist cult leaders accused of ritualistic sex abuse of children in new lawsuit

Glen Pace Memorandum

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UTAH COUNTY, UTAH, May 31, 2022 —  The Utah County Sheriff’s Office has issued a press release confirming that an investigation into ritualistic child sex abuse and sex trafficking is ongoing and they are requesting information from any members of the public who might know something: In April of 2021, an investigation began into ritualistic…

UTAH COUNTY, UTAH, May 31, 2022 —  The Utah County Sheriff’s Office has issued a press release confirming that an investigation into ritualistic child sex abuse and sex trafficking is ongoing and they are requesting information from any members of the public who might know something: In April of 2021, an investigation began into ritualistic…