Ryan Chad Sherry

Summary

Ryan Sherry was a Mormon church member in Spanish Fork, Utah.

Sherry tried meeting a 13-year-old for sex in Provo, Utah. When he arrived, he was arrested by police in a sting operation.

Sherry was charged with four second-degree felonies, including Attempted Rape of a Child, Attempted Sodomy on a Child, Attempted Aggravated Sex Abuse of a Child, and Enticing A Minor Over the Internet.

He was convicted of FORCIBLE SEXUAL ABUSE, a 2nd Degree Felony, and ATTEMPTED – LEWDNESS INVOLVING A CHILD, a Class A misdemeanor.

He reached a plea deal in which he agreed to plead no contest to lesser charges.

Sentenced to prison:
FORCIBLE SEXUAL ABUSE a 2nd Degree Felony/ 1-5 years
His prison term was suspended.

Sentenced to jail:
FORCIBLE SEXUAL ABUSE a 2nd Degree Felony/ 90 days jail term
ATTEMPTED LEWDNESS INVOLVING A CHILD a Class A Misdemeanor/ 1 year jail term/credit 13 days

Sentenced to probation:
36 months

4TH DISTRICT COURT – PROVO
UTAH COUNTY, STATE OF UTAH
STATE OF UTAH vs. RYAN C SHERRY
CASE NUMBER 151400591 State Felony

CHARGES

Charge 1 – 76-5-404 – FORCIBLE SEXUAL ABUSE – 2nd Degree Felony
Offense Date: February 25, 2015
Location: UTAH COUNTY
Plea: June 22, 2015 No Contest
Disposition: June 22, 2015 No Contest

Charge 2 – 76-9-702.5 – ATTEMPTED – LEWDNESS INVOLVING A CHILD – Class A Misdemeanor
Offense Date: February 25, 2015
Location: UTAH COUNTY
Plea: June 22, 2015 No Contest
Disposition: June 22, 2015 No Contest

SENTENCE PRISON

Based on the defendant’s conviction of FORCIBLE SEXUAL ABUSE 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.

The prison term is suspended.

SENTENCE JAIL

Based on the defendant’s conviction of FORCIBLE SEXUAL ABUSE a 2nd Degree Felony, the defendant is sentenced to a term of 90 day(s) in the Utah County Jail.

Based on the defendant’s conviction of ATTEMPTED LEWDNESS INVOLVING A CHILD a Class A Misdemeanor, the defendant is sentenced to a term of 1 year(s) in the Utah County Jail.The total time suspended for this charge is 1 year(s).
Credit is granted for 13 day(s) previously served.

SENTENCE JAIL SERVICE NOTE

Defendant is ordered to serve 30 days in work diversion, by completing 5 days per month, and the remaining 47 days maybe on GPS through a private provider. Defendant may do the GPS and the work diversion at the same time.

SENTENCE JAIL CONCURRENT/CONSECUTIVE NOTE
Counts one and two are concurrent to each other

ORDER OF PROBATION
The defendant is placed on probation for 36 month(s).
Probation is to be supervised by Adult Probation and Parole.
Defendant to serve 90 day(s) jail

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