Logan man accepts plea agreement for reportedly trying to meet up to have sex with 2 undercover officers, posing as young girls

LOGAN — A 37-year-old Logan man accused of sexting with two undercover officers, posing as teenage girls, has accepted a plea deal that will spare him any prison time. David Jonathan Elliott was arrested in August 2023 after police contacted him at his home. 

According to court records, Elliott appeared March 30 in Logan’s 1^st District Court. He pleaded no contest to two felony counts of criminal solicitation of a minor, in two separate cases. 

The plea meant Elliott conceded the alleged crimes occurred without admitting guilt or offering a defense. It is still viewed as a guilty plea in court. As part of the agreement, prosecutors dismissed five remaining charges, and will ask for concurrent jail terms instead of prison at the time of sentencing. 

According to prosecutors, Elliott began messaging an undercover officer with the Logan City Police Department on July 17, 2023. The officer was posing as a 13-year-old girl on a chat app, where users post texts and photos. 

Police report Elliott made several posts in a group called, “age gap relationships.” He then started messaging the officer, discussing various sexual topics and making arrangements to meet the child to engage in various illegal activities. The chats continued for several weeks. 

During the same time, Elliott began messaging another undercover officer, who was also posing as a 13-year-old girl. He described how he wanted to arrange a meeting with both supposed girls together and engage in various sex acts, prosecutors report. 

Elliott provided several photos of himself that matched his driver’s license and social media accounts. He also gave undercover officers his phone number, which matched a number used to call 911 dispatch during an unrelated incident. 

When undercover officers went to Elliott’s home to question him, he reportedly admitted to sending the messages and made reference to other chats with minors he had engaged in. He was booked into jail and later released on $60,000 bail. 

According to court records, Elliott has no criminal history. He is scheduled to be sentenced May 11.