LOGAN — A 20-year-old Hyrum man has admitted to sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl last year. Jaime Miguel Cordero was arrested and charged in April 2024, following an investigation by the Logan City Police Department.
According to court records, Cordero appeared March 24 in Logan’s 1st District Court. He accepted a plea deal, pleading guilty to aggravated assault, a second-degree felony; and, four amended counts of sexual battery, a class A misdemeanor.
According to prosecutors, Logan City Police officers began investigating Cordero after the victim reported to her school leaders that she had been sexually assaulted by a family friend. She disclosed that Cordero had been at her house because he was friends with her brother.
The girl told police, after going to bed on the night of Feb. 25, 2024, Cordero entered her room and began groping and assaulting her. She reported he also bit her neck and forehead.
Police reported the victim had slight bruising on her neck. Several family members also reported how Cordero had been seen “sneaking” around on the night of the incident, according to the Probable Cause Statement.
When officers questioned Cordero, he reportedly said he had been consuming “a large amount of alcohol” on the night of the incident. He claimed that all he could remember was “play fighting” with the alleged victim.
According to jail records, Cordero is currently out of jail on $20,000 bond. He is scheduled to be sentenced May 5 and could face up to 15 years in prison.