LOGAN — A 31-year-old Midvale man has confessed to sexually assaulting a woman in Cache Valley two years ago. Jesse Bautista was originally arrested last year after the woman contacted law enforcement.

Bautista appeared Jan. 6 in Logan’s 1st District Court. He accepted a plea deal, pleading guilty to two counts of sexual battery, amended to class A misdemeanors.

According to prosecutors, North Park Police officers received a report from the victim, claiming she had been molested in January 2022. The woman explained how she had taken sleeping medication and later woke up to find Bautista fondling her.

Police officers questioned Bautista during the investigation. He reportedly admitted to “groping” the woman on several occasions.

Bautista was ordered to complete a presentence report during last Monday’s court appearance. He is scheduled to be sentenced Feb. 24, and could face up to one year in jail.



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