Booking photo for Eric J. Bosworth. (Courtesy: Cache County Jail)
LOGAN — A 46-year-old Logan man has pleaded guilty to sharing child pornography on social media. Eric J. Bosworth was originally arrested in December 2021 after law enforcement received a cybertip.
According to court records, Bosworth accepted a plea deal during a virtual hearing in 1st District Court last week. He pleaded guilty to five counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, a second-degree felony.
As part of the deal, prosecutors dropped five similar charges.
Last year, Bosworth used a Facebook account to send a file containing child pornography to 81 other users. The video was of an adult female raping a male child.
Investigators traced the Facebook and Gmail accounts to a phone number listed for Bosworth. An IP address was later tracked to a Logan business, where he was employed.
Google also provided receipts emailed to Bosworth, containing a shipping address for his residence. Police conducted a traffic stop as he was leaving the home in December.
Officers transported Bosworth to the Police Department for questioning. He admitted viewing pornography regularly but denied having a sexual attraction to children. He also recalled sending the child pornography through Facebook Messenger because he was “curious.”
Police searched Bosworth’s cellphone and discovered a large amount of pornography, including pictures of female and male children ranging from 4 to 12-years-old in swimming suits. A laptop computer also showed a search via Yahoo for naked children.
During last week’s court hearing, Bosworth was ordered to undergo a presentence report about his criminal history. Sentencing was scheduled for Aug. 1.
Bosworth remains out of jail on $10,000 bail. He could be sentenced to up to 15 years in prison.
will@cvradio.com