Luis Morales Silva (1987 – ) was an LDS church member in Lehi, Utah; in 2022, pleaded guilty to four counts of second-degree felony sex abuse of a child; sentenced to one to 15 years in prison.

Luis Andres Morales Silva was sentenced in 2022 to prison for 4 counts related to alleged sexual abuse of a 10-year old girl in Lehi, Utah.

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  1. STATE OF UTAH vs. LUIS ANDRES MORALES-SILVA CASE NUMBER 211400043, Utah Xchange, February 3, 2022.

  • 1. STATE OF UTAH vs. LUIS ANDRES MORALES-SILVA CASE NUMBER 211400043

    • 20220203
    • News article
    • Utah Xchange

    Case: 211400043

    4TH DISTRICT COURT - PROVO
    UTAH COUNTY, STATE OF UTAH
    STATE OF UTAH vs. LUIS ANDRES MORALES-SILVA
    CASE NUMBER 211400043 State Felony
    CHARGES
    PARTIES
    Charge 1 - 76-5-404.1 - SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD - 2nd Degree Felony
    Offense Date: January 04, 2021
    Location: UTAH COUNTY, UT
    Attributes: Child.
    Plea: February 03, 2022 Guilty
    Disposition: February 03, 2022 Guilty
    Charge 2 - 76-5-404.1 - SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD - 2nd Degree Felony
    Offense Date: January 04, 2021
    Location: UTAH COUNTY, UT
    Attributes: Child.
    Plea: February 03, 2022 Guilty
    Disposition: February 03, 2022 Guilty
    Charge 3 - 76-5-404.1 - SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD - 2nd Degree Felony
    Offense Date: January 04, 2021
    Location: UTAH COUNTY, UT
    Attributes: Child.
    Plea: February 03, 2022 Guilty
    Disposition: February 03, 2022 Guilty
    Charge 4 - 76-5B-201 - SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR - 2nd Degree Felony
    Offense Date: January 04, 2021
    Location: UTAH COUNTY, UT
    Attributes: Child.
    Plea: February 03, 2022 Guilty
    Disposition: February 03, 2022 Guilty

    CASE NUMBER: 211400043

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    SENTENCE PRISON
    Based on the defendant's conviction of SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD a 2nd Degree Felony, the defendant is sentenced to an indeterminate term of not less than one year nor more than fifteen years in the Utah State Prison.
    02-19-2024 11:18 PM Page 15 of
    CASE NUMBER: 211400043 State Felony17

    Prison Sentence:

    Based on the defendant's conviction of SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD a 2nd Degree Felony, the defendant is sentenced to an indeterminate term of not less than one year nor more than fifteen years in the Utah State Prison.
    Based on the defendant's conviction of SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD a 2nd Degree Felony, the defendant is sentenced to an indeterminate term of not less than one year nor more than fifteen years in the Utah State Prison.
    Based on the defendant's conviction of SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR a 2nd Degree Felony, the defendant is sentenced to an indeterminate term of not less than one year nor more than fifteen years in the Utah State Prison.
    To the UTAH County Sheriff: The defendant is remanded to your custody for transportation to the Utah State Prison where the defendant will be confined.

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