LOGAN — A 29-year-old Brigham City man has admitted to grooming and molesting a young girl. Taegen Matsu Udy has been in the Cache County Jail since being arrested in March.
According to court records, Udy appeared Nov. 3 in Logan’s 1st District Court. He accepted a plea deal, pleading guilty to two counts of sexual abuse of a child and one count of enticing a minor, all amended to second-degree felonies.
Cache County Sheriff’s deputies received a report in February from a woman, who explained how Udy had sexually assaulted her 9-year-old daughter approximately five years ago. The crime had occurred while the Brigham City man had stayed the night at her residence.
A forensic interview with the victim was conducted at the Cache Children’s Justice Center. During questioning, the girl explained how Udy had molested her.
The victim’s mother also provided text messages Udy had sent her daughter, trying to groom her for more sexual activity. The messages included the suspect asking the girl for pictures of herself and discussing the alleged crime, according to prosecutors.
Deputies reviewed the messages and found instances where Udy asked the girl not to tell anyone about their conversations. He also explained how to delete their text threads, telling her that no one would understand their relationship because of the age difference.
Udy is being held without bail. He is scheduled to be sentenced Jan. 7, and could face more than one year in prison.