A judge has dismissed criminal charges against a local lawyer who was discovered to have placed a camera inside his employee’s bathroom ceiling vent. Local lawyer Dennis L. Judd was formally charged with 2 counts of Voyeurism by Concealed Electronic Equipment and 1 count of Stalking in October 2023 after a 7 month investigation by the Utah Attorney General’s Office. According to the Attorney General’s Office investigation, on March 15th, 2023, Uintah County Detectives responded to Dennis Judd’s law firm on South Vernal Avenue on a reported sexual exploitation of a minor and voyeurism. Detectives spoke with employees of the law office who had discovered numerous printed pornographic photos and two SD cards in an unlabeled file folder which had been left in a drawer with other office personnel files. Among the digital files was a video of Judd putting up a camera inside the employee bathroom ceiling vent. Additional videos on the SD card showed recordings of Judd’s various female employees using the bathroom. An additional manila folder labeled with the name of an employee was also found and contained photos taken from Facebook of the employee and documents that went into great detail about Judd’s feelings of attraction towards her. After Judd’s law office in Vernal was served the search warrant in March, Judd stepped down from several positions serving as attorney to local entities, including Vernal City and Naples City. The charges of Voyeurism and Stalking were filed in 8th District Court but all judges in the 8th District Court recused themselves from the case and it was reassigned to Judge George M. Harmond of the 7th District. On October 12th, Judd entered a plea of Not Guilty to each of the three charges. On January 26th, court records show that the 2 counts of Voyeurism by Concealed Electronic Equipment were Dismissed and a No Contest Plea in Abeyance was accepted on the Stalking charge. The court’s minute entry states that if the court finds that all agreement terms have been met over the period of time set forth then Judd will be allowed to withdraw the plea of Guilty or No Contest and the Court can entertain a motion to dismiss the charge of Stalking as well. The review date for the Plea in Abeyance is set for July 24th, 2025. Judd was ordered to pay restitution of just over $1,036 dollars to be paid in full within 60 days.
