A sex offender in Duchesne County was in court this week and entered a plea of Guilty to 1st Degree Felony Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Child. 40-year-old Lamar Elvin Sweat was booked into Duchesne County Jail in September on 10 counts of Forcible Sodomy of a Minor. Court records show that Sweat’s history as a sex offender goes back decades. In 2003, Sweat accepted a deal and pleaded Guilty to 5 counts of 3rd Degree Felony Sex Abuse of a Child while 12 counts of 1st Degree Felony Sodomy on a Child were Dismissed. Rather than serve his original sentence, Sweat was allowed to serve just 45 days in the Duchesne County Jail, of which he was given credit for previous time served, and then he was placed on probation for 36 months. In 2004, because of repeated violations of his probation, the court terminated his probation and sentenced him to serve his original sentence of up to 5 years at the Utah State Prison. In 2010, Sweat was charged with Failure to Register as a Sex Offender. He pleaded Guilty and was sentenced to a term of 1 year in the Duchesne County Jail which was suspended and instead he was placed on 18 months probation and required to serve 90 days in Duchesne County Jail that could be broken into increments. In May of 2023, Sweat filed a motion to reduce his Offense Level which the court granted. He was brought into custody on the new charges on September 28th, 2023. The victim is who came forward to police and reported the ongoing assaults. Sweat voluntarily came in for an interview with police and disclosed that the abuse had been occurring for four years. In addition to details of the abuse, Sweat also reported that he had refused to stop the abuse when asked on multiple occasions. The Guilty plea to the charge of 1st Degree Felony Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Child was entered on January 2nd, 2024. Sentencing for Sweat is scheduled for February 12th in 8th District Court.
