Cedar City man facing charges for allegedly impregnating 13-year-old

Cedar City man facing charges for allegedly impregnating 13-year-old

(Iron County Sheriff's Office)


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CEDAR CITY – An 18-year-old man is in jail on a $100,000 bail after allegedly impregnating a 13-year-old girl.

Pedro Juan Gaspar-Martin was booked into the Iron County Correctional Facility Friday on two first-degree felonies for rape of a child and sodomy of a child and one second-degree felony for sexual abuse of a child.

According to the charging documents filed in 5th District Court, Cedar City Police were initially contacted by the Department of Child and Family Services to assist with a forensic interview of a child at the Children’s Justice Center.

The court record shows the victim recently turned 14. However, she is currently 21 weeks pregnant, making her 13-years-old at the time of conception.

The underage female told investigators she and the man, who she called her “boyfriend,” had engaged in sexual activity a number of times between November 2016 and February 2017. The victim also admitted Gaspar-Martin is the father of her unborn child.

Authorities located the suspect at his sister’s home in Cedar City where he was living at the time and brought him to the police department for questioning.

Gaspar-Martin admitted having sex with the girl and provided details to several of the incidents. He also acknowledged the girl’s age and knowing he was responsible for impregnating her, authorities said.

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