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CEDAR CITY — A West Valley City man who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a woman at a music festival in Iron County more than two years ago has been sentenced to at least three years in prison.
Robert Jacob Garcia, 25, was sentenced in 5th District Court in Cedar City on Monday morning by Judge Matthew L. Bell, who ordered that Garcia serve a term of at least three years and which may be for life in the Utah State Prison.
As part of a plea agreement, Garcia pleaded guilty on Oct. 2, to a single count of attempted rape, a first-degree felony that carries a three-year mandatory minimum. The amount of time Garcia ultimately will serve in prison will be determined by the Utah Board of Pardons.
In exchange for his guilty plea, three other charges against Garcia were dismissed with prejudice — one count of object rape and two counts of forcible sexual abuse.









