‘If they said I did it, I did it’: Utah man arrested for alleged child sex abuse
A 75-year-old man from Payson, Utah, has been taken into custody for alleged child sex abuse spanning more than a decade. Alan Brower Bassett, 75, from Payson, Utah, has been arrested for alleged child sex abuse spanning more than a decade. The Davis County Sheriff's Office alleges that Bassett abused several victims between 1977 and 1989, ages between 5 and 10, while he lived in Fruit Heights. The abuse only stopped when Bassett moved away from the neighborhood. Victims reported spending significant amounts of time at Bassett's home. Bassett allegedly admitted to the allegations but could not provide a total number of the victims he reportedly abused. He was booked into Davis County Jail on eight second-degree felony charges of sex abuse of a child and ordered to be held without bail.
Опубликовано : 10 месяцев назад от Derick Fox в General
FARMINGTON, Utah (ABC4) — A 75-year-old man from Payson, Utah, has been taken into custody for alleged child sex abuse spanning more than a decade.
According to the Davis County Sheriff’s Office, Alan Brower Bassett had been accused of abusing several victims between 1977 and 1989. Investigators said several victims, whose ages at the time ranged between 5 and 10 years old, were sexually abused while Bassett lived in Fruit Heights.
The abuse only stopped when Bassett moved away from the neighborhood, according to court documents.
“It has been 40 years that some of these victims have sought justice and we’re happy to tell these victims that Alan Bassett is off the streets,” said Chief Deputy Taylor West. “Detectives with our office put in hundreds of hours in identifying, locating, and interviewing victims. We appreciate their work and the trust these victims had in sharing their stories. We remain committed to seeking justice for all victims, regardless of the time that has passed.”
According to court documents, Bassett moved into his Fruit Heights home with his family and spent many years at the residence. Many of the victims reported spending a large amount of time at Bassett’s home.
Victims described in detail times of going on hikes, sitting on Bassett’s lap, and taking off their clothes around Bassett, many of which involved being inappropriately touched by Bassett.
When Bassett was questioned about the allegations, he reportedly told investigators, “If they said I did it, I did it. Why would they lie?”
Bassett allegedly admitted to sexually abusing the children during his time in Fruit Heights but was unable to give investigators a total number of all the victims he reportedly abused.
Bassett was booked into Davis County Jail on Monday, June 10, on eight second-degree felony charges of sex abuse of a child. He has been ordered to be held without bail. An initial court date has not yet been scheduled.
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