Mitchell Velasco Burnett

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1. Riverton man faces 12 felonies for allegedly exploiting children for explicit photos, KSL, February 8, 2025.
2. STATE OF UTAH ATTORNEY GENERAL vs. MITCHELL VELASCO BURNETT CASE NUMBER 251901706 State Felony, Xchange Utah Court, February 7, 2025.

• 1. Riverton man faces 12 felonies for allegedly exploiting children for explicit photos

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  RIVERTON — A Riverton man who police say extorted a young boy in Wisconsin for pornographic pictures is now facing numerous felony charges.

  Mitchell Velasco Burnett, 26, was charged Friday in 3rd District Court with aggravated sexual extortion and 10 counts of aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor, first-degree felonies; and enticing a minor, a second-degree felony.

  The investigation began in December when authorities in Wisconsin contacted police in Utah about a man who was communicating with an 11-year-old boy on social media.

  "The information received by law enforcement indicated that the adult user contacted the male child and requested nude photos. The child sent a shirtless picture, but refused to send fully nude photos. The adult user then told the child that if the child did not send nude photos, he would expose the child on the internet," according to charging documents.

  The boy then sent multiple photos to the man, who police later identified as Burnett.

  "Law enforcement investigated (Burnett's) social media accounts and learned that (he) had engaged in chats with multiple children via the internet asking for nude photos. (Burnett) received nude photos from several children over the internet," the charges allege.

  In one case, investigators say Burnett offered a child a $50 gift card in exchange for explicit pictures.

  On Tuesday, police served a search warrant on Burnett's Riverton home and seized multiple electronic devices. More than 100 images of child sex abuse material were found on Burnett's cellphone alone, according to the charges.

  "A review of the chats between (Burnett) and the minor children indicate (he) was instructing the children on which poses to take and what to do in the videos they were sending," the charges say.

  The most recent image sent to him by a child was on Tuesday before his arrest, police say. Prosecutors have requested Burnett be held without the possibility of posting bail pending trial.
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  KEY TAKEAWAYS
  - Mitchell Velasco Burnett is facing 12 felony charges accusing him of sexually extorting children.
  -The Riverton man allegedly coerced an 11-year-old boy in Wisconsin for explicit photos.
  -Police reported finding over 100 images of child sex abuse material on Burnett's devices.

• 2. STATE OF UTAH ATTORNEY GENERAL vs. MITCHELL VELASCO BURNETT CASE NUMBER 251901706 State Felony

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  THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT - SALT LAKE COUNTY DISTRICT COURT
  SALT LAKE COUNTY, STATE OF UTAH
  STATE OF UTAH ATTORNEY GENERAL vs. MITCHELL VELASCO BURNETT
  CASE NUMBER 251901706 State Felony

  CHARGES

  Charge 1 - 76-5B-204(2B)+(3BII) - AGGRAVATED SEXUAL EXTORTION BY CHILD ACTOR>TWO-YEAR AGE GAP - 1st Degree Felony
  Offense Date: December 03, 2024
  Location: Salt Lake County
  Plea: April 09, 2026 Guilty
  Disposition: April 09, 2026 Guilty

  Charge 2 - 76-4-401(2)+(4AI) - ENTICING A MINOR - FIRST DEGREE FELONY SEXUAL ACTIVITY - 2nd Degree Felony
  Offense Date: December 03, 2024
  Location: Salt Lake County
  Plea: April 09, 2026 Guilty
  Disposition: April 09, 2026 Guilty

  Charge 3 - 76-5B-201.1(2)+(3A) - AGGRAVATED SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR -1st Degree Felony (amended to) - 2nd Degree Felony
  Offense Date: December 03, 2024
  Location: Salt Lake County
  Plea: April 09, 2026 Guilty
  Disposition: April 09, 2026 Guilty

  Charge 4 - 76-5B-201.1(2)+(3A) - AGGRAVATED SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR -1st Degree Felony
  Offense Date: December 03, 2024
  Location: Salt Lake County
  Disposition: April 09, 2026 Dismissed w/ Prejudi

  Charge 5 - 76-5B-201.1(2)+(3A) - AGGRAVATED SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR -1st Degree Felony
  Offense Date: December 03, 2024
  Location: Salt Lake County
  Disposition: April 09, 2026 Dismissed w/ Prejudi

  Charge 6 - 76-5B-201.1(2)+(3A) - AGGRAVATED SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR -1st Degree Felony
  Offense Date: December 03, 2024
  Location: Salt Lake County
  Disposition: April 09, 2026 Dismissed w/ Prejudi

  Charge 7 - 76-5B-201.1(2)+(3A) - AGGRAVATED SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR -1st Degree Felony
  Offense Date: December 03, 2024
  Location: Salt Lake County
  Disposition: April 09, 2026 Dismissed w/ Prejudi

  Charge 8 - 76-5B-201.1(2)+(3A) - AGGRAVATED SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR -1st Degree Felony
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  Offense Date: December 03, 2024
  Location: Salt Lake County
  Disposition: April 09, 2026 Dismissed w/ Prejudi

  Charge 9 - 76-5B-201.1(2)+(3A) - AGGRAVATED SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR -1st Degree Felony
  Offense Date: December 03, 2024
  Location: Salt Lake County
  Disposition: April 09, 2026 Dismissed w/ Prejudi

  Charge 10 - 76-5B-201.1(2)+(3A) - AGGRAVATED SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR -1st Degree Felony
  Offense Date: December 03, 2024
  Location: Salt Lake County
  Disposition: April 09, 2026 Dismissed w/ Prejudi

  Charge 11 - 76-5B-201.1(2)+(3A) - AGGRAVATED SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR -1st Degree Felony
  Offense Date: December 03, 2024
  Location: Salt Lake County
  Disposition: April 09, 2026 Dismissed w/ Prejudi

  Charge 12 - 76-5B-201.1(2)+(3A) - AGGRAVATED SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR -1st Degree Felony
  Offense Date: December 03, 2024
  Location: Salt Lake County
  Disposition: April 09, 2026 Dismissed w/ Prejudi

  CONTINUANCE
  Whose Motion: The Defendant's counsel JEANNE CAMPBELL.
  Reason for continuance:
  Stipulation of counsel
  In-person Appearance
  SCHEDULING CONFERENCE 5/ADC is scheduled.
  Date: 04/09/2026
  Time: 09:00 a.m.
  Location: West Jordan room 24
  Before Judge: AMANDA MONTAGUE
  8080 South Redwood Road
  Suite 1701
  West Jordan, UT 84088
  UCJA Rule 4-401.02: court proceedings, including electronic proceedings, may NOT be recorded, photographed, or transmitted. Failure to comply with this prohibition may be treated as contempt of court, punishable by fine and time in jail.
  02-27-2026 Filed: Return of Electronic Notification
  04-09-2026 Filed: Plea, Rights and Waiver
  Judge AMANDA MONTAGUE
  Signed April 09, 2026
  04-09-2026 Charge 3 amended to 2nd Degree Felony
  04-09-2026 Charge 1 Disposition is Guilty
  04-09-2026 Charge 2 Disposition is Guilty
  04-09-2026 Charge 3 Disposition is Guilty
  04-09-2026 Charge 4 Disposition is Dismissed w/ Pr
  04-09-2026 Charge 10 Disposition is Dismissed w/ P
  04-09-2026 Charge 5 Disposition is Dismissed w/ Pr
  04-09-2026 Charge 6 Disposition is Dismissed w/ Pr
  04-09-2026 Charge 7 Disposition is Dismissed w/ Pr
  04-09-2026 Charge 8 Disposition is Dismissed w/ Pr
  04-09-2026 Charge 9 Disposition is Dismissed w/ Pr
  04-09-2026 Charge 11 Disposition is Dismissed w/ P
  04-09-2026 Charge 12 Disposition is Dismissed w/ P
  04-09-2026 SPECIAL SET SENTENCING/ADC scheduled on June 12, 2026 at 09:00AM in West Jordan room 24 with Judge AMANDA MONTAGUE
  04-09-2026 Minute Entry - CHANGE OF PLEA