LOGAN — A 21-year-old Logan man has been arrested for raping a coworker in a church parking lot on Valentine’s Day, according to law enforcement. Jarek Anthony Lindholm was booked Wednesday, Feb. 22, into the Cache County Jail after being questioned by police.
According to an arrest affidavit, a woman called the Logan City Police Department, claiming Lindholm had threatened to physically hurt his wife and adopted daughter if she did not have sex with him. The woman later explained how she had never met the suspect’s family face-to-face.
The alleged victim explained to police how Lindholm had told her that he was often possessed by a mythical demon. She would also receive text messages occasionally from the suspect’s supposed wife and child, but they were always from Jarek’s phone number.
The woman claimed Lindholm contacted her on Feb. 14, saying he was being possessed. He reportedly told her, if she didn’t pick him up at his home, he would hurt his daughter, the arrest affidavit stated.
The alleged victim said she picked up Lindholm and was told to drive to a church parking lot near 645 Trail Circle, where she was raped. The suspect then ordered her to drive them to a restaurant.
The woman told police that at the time of the assault, she was afraid that if she didn’t follow Lindholm’s orders, he would hurt his family members. She said the suspect acted like he was being possessed at the time, according to the probable cause statement.
Wednesday, police contacted Lindholm at his home, where they executed a search warrant to seize his electronic devices. He claimed to often hear voices in his head during the past year and admitted his supposed wife and daughter did not exist.
Lindholm told officers that he couldn’t remember the assault because he was being possessed. Officers searched his electronic devices though and found he had researched topics about how law enforcement investigates rape the day after the assault. He also searched for attorneys in the area.
Lindholm was booked into jail on suspicion of committing rape, object rape and forcible sodomy, all first-degree felonies. He is being held, pending arraignment in Logan’s 1st District Court.
If you or someone you know is going through abuse, help is available. CAPSA is a nonprofit domestic violence, sexual assault and sex trafficking support center serving Cache, Rich, and Franklin Counties. CAPSA’s 24-hour support phone line is 435-753-2500. For more information visit: www.capsa.org.
Individuals arrested and charged in complaints are presumed innocent unless or until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in court.