The disposition hearing that would have taken place this week in 8th District Court for a Duchesne County man has been rescheduled for next week. 23-year-old Jon David Stewart is charged with 15 counts of 2nd Degree Felony Sexual Exploitation of a Minor. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, the Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office began an investigation of an image that was identified as Child Pornography on November 27th, 2019. “The image was captured by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and a report was generated and sent to the Attorney General’s Office,” shares the officer’s probable cause statement. “The IP address came back to Jon David Stewart of Roosevelt. During the investigation I seized Jon’s phone after a search warrant was signed by the judge,” continues the officer. “I searched the cell phone and located 348 child pornography images in a hidden file on Jon’s IPhone. Jon admitted to having a few images of child pornography during my first contact with him.” All the images were of young females, consistent with children under the age of 18, some in poses with adult males. Stewart indicated to the officer that the images had been downloaded within the last year. He was arrested and booked into Duchesne County Jail on December 5th. During his initial appearance in court on December 9th, Stewart was authorized to participate in the Pretrial Monitoring Program through the Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office which included terms that he have no access to internet either by phone or computer. Stewart’s disposition hearing is scheduled for March 16th.
