An Idaho sex offender who pleaded guilty to exchanging sexually explicit messages with a minor in Cache County was sentenced to prison on Monday.
Bradley Drew Sorenson, 56, appeared in 1st District Court from the Cache County Jail after pleading guilty to three counts of second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor, one count of second-degree enticing a minor by internet or text and third-degree dealing in materials harmful to a minor.
During his appearance, Sorenson was ordered to serve concurrent sentences of 1-15 years in the Utah State Prison.
Prior to sentencing, defense attorney Joseph Saxton told the court Sorensonâs relationship with the victim âstarted innocently enoughâ as a nonsexual friendship, but eventually became inappropriate. Sorenson also made statements to the court about his initial intentions to help the victim.
A man convicted of sex offenses in Idaho has been charged in 1st District Court after allegedly enticing a teenager in Cache Valley.
Bradley Drew Sorenson, 55, has been charged with 10 second-degree felonies: 9 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor and one count enticing a minor by internet or text. He faces an additional count of third-degree dealing in materials harmful to a minor.
Sorenson was arraigned on Thursday appearing in court through a video call from the Cache County Jail.
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During his initial appearance, Judge Brian Cannell ordered Sorenson to be held in jail pending a motion for detention hearing set for Feb. 8.