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TREMONTON, Box Elder County — A former police officer who pleaded guilty to spying on a teenage girl and gathering nude photos of her has been ordered to stay away from her for the rest of his life.
Jeremy Rose, an officer with the Tremonton Police Department for 12 years, was sentenced Monday in 2nd District Court before Judge Scott Hadley.
Rose, who used to investigate sex abuse crimes, took a plea deal in September, pleading guilty to two counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, a second-degree felony; two counts of voyeurism, a third-degree felony; communications fraud, a second-degree felony; dealing in harmful materials to a minor, a third-degree felony; and stalking, a class A misdemeanor.
Rose, 37, was accused of setting up fake email accounts from a nude modeling agency and then encouraging a 15-year-old neighbor girl to submit photos of herself. Prosecutors say Rose took thousands of voyeuristic pictures of the teenager, set up a hidden camera in her bedroom and put spy equipment on her cellphone so he could monitor her emails and texts and track her location.
When the teen told the fake agency that she no longer wanted to submit photos of herself, Rose, acting as a spokesman for the agency, threatened her with breach of contract.
Rose is now prohibited from making direct contact with the girl in any way, from asking others to talk to her or deliver a message for him, and from visiting any place where the girl "works, goes to school or regularly visits." -Court documents
The alleged crimes happened in Box Elder County between February 2012 and June 2013. Rose resigned from the police department in July.
Rose had faced prison sentences of one to 15 years for each count of sexual exploitation of a minor. On Monday, those prison terms were suspended.
He was sentenced to 270 days in jail for his conviction on a charge of dealing in harmful materials to a minor. But the judge allowed Rose to check out of jail for work or attend treatment, according to court documents.
Rose was also placed on three years' probation. During that time, he will be required to complete "an inpatient intensive sex offender therapy program," attend outpatient sex counseling, and obey all rules of being classified as a sex offender.
The judge also approved a motion by the defense for a permanent stalking injunction to be levied against Rose on behalf of the teen victim. Rose is now prohibited from making direct contact with the girl in any way, from asking others to talk to her or deliver a message for him, and from visiting any place where the girl "works, goes to school or regularly visits," according to court documents.
Contributing: Mike Anderson
