Booking photo for Jayden A. Miller (Courtesy: Cache County Jail)
LOGAN — A 24-year-old Logan man has confessed to raping a teenage girl in July 2019. Jayden A. Miller accepted a plea deal, two weeks before his case was scheduled for a three-day jury trial.
Court records show, Miller participated in a virtual pretrial conference in 1st District Court Thursday morning, appearing by web conference. He pleaded guilty to forcible sexual abuse, a second-degree felony; and lewdness involving a child, a class A misdemeanor.
As part of the plea agreement, prosecutors dropped the most severe charge of rape, a first-degree felony.
In October 2020, prosecutors filed the criminal case against Miller. The crimes occurred around July 2019 and involved an acquaintance of the defendant’s.
Miller waived his right to a preliminary hearing last April, pleading not guilty to the charges. At the time, public defender Shannon Demler told the court they were working on a possible plea deal. The case was postponed previously by the coronavirus pandemic that partially restricted in-person court hearings.
During Thursday’s court hearing, Judge Angela Fonnesbeck accepted Miller’s plea deal and cancelled the March trial. She scheduled sentencing for April 18, to give Miller time to complete a presentence report and psychosexual evaluation.
Miller is currently out of jail on pretrial supervision. He could face up to 15-years in prison.
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