Jared Evan Tichy

FLOODLIT’s sources indicate that Jared Tichy was an active LDS church member during at least some of his alleged crimes. He served an LDS mission to Nebraska in 1998-2000 and was married in an LDS temple.

Thanks to your support, we’ve obtained court documents in this case.

To former students of Jared Tichy at Edison Elementary School in Salt Lake City, Utah who may have more information about this case:

You can call (385) 468-7600 (justice division at the DA’s office) and ask to speak to the prosecuting attorney on the Jared Tichy case. You can also email districtAttorney@slco.org.

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From ABC4 on 2023-04-26:

[note: the article incorrectly gives his age as 47. He was 44.]

“SALT LAKE COUNTY, Utah (ABC4) — A longtime teacher at Edison Elementary School was charged on Wednesday with sexually abusing a now 13-year-old student when she was in second grade.

According to the charging documents, Jared Tichy, 47, has been charged with one count of aggravated sexual abuse of a child, a first-degree felony, at the Third District Court in Salt Lake County on Wednesday, April 26.

Tichy is accused of inappropriately touching a second-grade student on several occasions. If convicted of the crime, Tichy faces a maximum penalty of life in prison.

“Our office will always aggressively prosecute those who victimize our children, especially those who hold a position of special trust in relation to the child, like a teacher,” said Salt Lake County District Attorney, Sim Gill. “We applaud the young survivor that made the decision to speak up and report this allegation. It is difficult for anyone to have the courage to take this step, especially a child.”

Court documents state the girl told authorities she felt “uncomfortable and weird” whenever Tichy touched her and that the teacher had convinced her that it was all a game. The girl reportedly kept quiet at first because she “didn’t know it was bad” and she didn’t want anyone to feel like she was being “overdramatic.”

According to charging documents, Tichy has been an elementary school teacher for 19 years, and he taught second grade at Edison Elementary from 2015 to 2017 as well as from 2019 to 2022.

Charges are allegations until the defendant is proven guilty.”