OGDEN — A former Tremonton
police officer was sentenced to less than a year in jail for crimes related to
sexual exploitation of a child.
Jeremy Rose appeared in the 2nd
District Court of Ogden for a sentencing hearing Monday after he pleaded guilty
to several charges including sexual exploitation of a child, communications
fraud and voyeurism in September.
Judge Scott Hadley sentenced
Rose to multiple prison terms, but suspended the sentences in favor of jail and
probation.
Along with 270 days of jail,
Rose must complete 36 months of probation and register as a sex offender. He
has been allowed work release in jail. He must also pay a $603 fine or complete
60 hours of community service.
Rose will also be allowed to be
transferred from the Weber County Jail to the Northern Utah Community
Correctional Center for therapy should a bed become available during his jail
sentence.
A permanent stalking injunction
from the victim was also filed against Rose.
Rose was arrested in June 2013
after an investigation conducted by the Utah Internet Crimes Against Children
task force.
Rose had reportedly contacted a
15-year-old girl, posing as a pornographic website’s administrator and
convinced her to sell him nude photos of herself, according to court documents.
He was said to have paid the girl $300 and given her an iPhone..
Rose was also charged with
setting up hidden cameras in the girl’s bedroom to watch her undress.
Brigham City prosecutors and
1st District Judge Ben Hadfield recused themselves from the case due to
professional ties to the officer, so the case was sent to the 2nd District
Court in Ogden.
Rose’s 12-year career with
Tremonton police included a rotation with the Box Elder Narcotics Strike Force.
He resigned from being an officer in July 2013.
