SIM GILL, Bar No.

6389
District Attorney for Salt Lake County
R. JOSH PLAYER, Bar No. 7768
Deputy District Attorney
8090 South 1825 West
West Jordan, Utah 84088
Telephone: 385-468-7550

IN THE THIRD DISTRICT COURT, WEST JORDAN DEPARTMENT

IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF SALT LAKE, STATE OF UTAH

THE STATE OF UTAH, Screened by: R. JOSH PLAYER

Assigned to: BRETT 0. KEELER
Plaintiff,

vs. INFORMATION

BRENT E. TAYLOR,
DOB: 02/28/1948, BAIL: $50,000.00 CASH ONLY
234 WEST 200 SOUTH
PROVO, UTAH 84601 Warrant/Release: NON-JAIL
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DA Case No. 18027064
Defendant.

The undersigned Detective C. Nowers with the Sandy City Police Department, in
reference to agency case no. SY2018-15182, upon a written declaration states on information
and belief that the defendant, BRENT E. TAYLOR, committed the crimes of:

COUNT1
SODOMY UPON A CHILD, 76-5-403.1 UCA, First Degree Felony, as follows: That on or
about December 28, 1984 through December 27, 1985 in Sandy City, in Salt Lake County, State
of Utah, the defendant engaged in a sexual act upon or with a child under the age of 14,
involving the genitals or anus of the actor or the child and the mouth or anus of either person,
regardless of the sex of either participant.
COUNT2
SODOMY UPON A CHILD, 76-5-403.1 UCA, First Degree Felony, as follows: That on or
about November 29, 1984 through November 28, 1986 in Sandy City, in Salt Lake County, State
of Utah, the defendant engaged in a sexual act upon or with a child under the age of 14,
involving the genitals or anus of the actor or the child and the mouth or anus of either person,
regardless of the sex of either participant.

COUNT3
SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD, 76-5-404.1(2) UCA, Second Degree Felony, as follows: That
on or about December 28, 1984 through December 27, 1985 in Sandy City, in Salt Lake County,
State of Utah, the defendant, under circumstances not amounting to rape of a child, object rape of
a child, sodomy upon a child, or an attempt to commit any of these offenses, touched the anus,
buttocks, pubic area, or genitalia of any child, the breast of a female child, or otherwise did take
indecent liberties with a child, with intent to cause substantial emotional or bodily pain to any
person or with the intent to arouse or gratify the sexual desire of any person regardless of the sex
of any participant.

COUNT4
SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD, 76-5-404.1(2) UCA, Second Degree Felony, as follows: That
on or about November 29, 1984 through November 28, 1986 in Sandy City, in Salt Lake County,
State of Utah, the defendant, under circumstances not amounting to rape of a child, object rape of
a child, sodomy upon a child, or an attempt to commit any of these offenses, touched the anus,
buttocks, pubic area, or genitalia of any child, the breast of a female child, or otherwise did take
indecent liberties with a child, with intent to cause substantial emotional or bodily pain to any
person or with the intent to arouse or gratify the sexual desire of any person regardless of the sex
of any participant.
THIS INFORMATION IS BASED ON EVIDENCE OBTAINED FROM THE FOLLOWING
WITNESSES:

C. NOWERS, R. B., L. M., E. 0 ., S. S., and J. W.

DECLARATION OF PROBABLE CAUSE:

Your Declarant, Detective C. Nowers with the Sandy City Police Department, based on
information in report number 2018-15182, interviews of witnesses, and investigation by law
enforcement officers, states as follows:

On February 21, 2018, J.W. reported to Detective Nowers that when he was 11 to 12
years old BRENT E. TAYLOR moved into a residence across the street from J.W.'s residence in
Sandy City, Utah. TAYLOR would have been approximately 34 years old at that time. J.W.
described TAYLOR as a church leader and the Executive Director of the Utah Valley Youth
Symphony Orchestra. J.W. stated he would perform yard work and other tasks at TAYLOR's
house to earn money, and eventually began working for TAYLOR at the Utah Valley Youth
Symphony Orchestra.

J.W. stated TAYLOR introduced him to alcohol, tobacco, and pornography. J.W. stated
TAYLOR would frequently talk about masturbation and things of a sexual nature, stating that
they were natural. J.W. stated TAYLOR started sexually abusing him when he was 13 years old.
J.W. stated it started with TAYLOR giving J.W. back rubs over the clothes, then progressed to
removing J.W.'s clothing. J.W. stated TAYLOR would massage his back and buttocks, but
eventually asked J.W. to roll over and TAYLOR massaged J.W.'s genitalia. J.W. stated the
massages advanced to TAYLOR masturbating him, then TAYLOR performing oral sex on J.W.
J.W. stated TAYLOR wanted J.W. to reciprocate and would coach J.W. as J.W. attempted to
perform oral sex on TAYLOR. J. W. stated he would also massage and masturbate TAYLOR.
J.W. stated this activity happened weekly from the time he was 13 to 17 years old.

On May 22, 2018, Detective Nowers spoke to S.S., a childhood friend of J.W.'s. S.S.
reported that J.W. introduced him to TAYLOR when he was 11 years old. S.S. stated TAYLOR
was his and J.W.'s Sunday School teacher for a time and also that he assisted TAYLOR with the
Utah Valley Youth Symphony Orchestra. S.S. stated TAYLOR introduced him to R rated
movies and eventually pornography. S.S. stated TAYLOR would make comments about how a
man would know how to perform oral sex better than a woman and that a man knows what a
man wants. S.S. stated TAYLOR would lock the door to his residence and encourage him to
walk around or watch television naked.

S.S. stated TAYLOR started abusing him when he as 12 years old and continued until
TAYLOR moved, when S.S. was 15 years old. S.S. described TAYLOR masturbating S.S.,
performing oral sex on S. S., and guiding S. S. 's hand to TAYLOR's genitalia for S. S. to
masturbate TAYLOR. S.S. stated he felt he and TAYLOR were in a relationship.
 J.W. was 13 years old during the time period of the abuse. The abuse occurred, in part,
from late December 1984 through late December 1985. From 1983 to 1991, charges of Sodomy
Upon a Child and Sexual Abuse of a Child had to commence within one year after the report of
the offenses to law enforcement, so long as no more than eight years had elapsed since the
commission of the offense. In 1991, the statute of limitations was amended allowing for charges
to be commenced within four years after the report of the offense to a law enforcement agency.
On May 5, 2008 the law was again amended allowing for charges to be commenced at any time.

J.W. first reported this abuse to the police on September 9, 2005. So at that time, charges
for the crimes of Sodomy Upon a Child and Sexual Abuse of a Child had to commence within
four years after report to a law enforcement agency. Therefore, the statute of limitations was set
to expire on September 9, 2009. However, on May 5, 2008, before that statute of limitations
expired, the law was changed allowing charges for the crimes of Sodomy Upon a Child and
Sexual Abuse of a Child to be commenced at any time.

S.S. was 12-13 years old during the time period of the abuse. The abuse occurred, in
part, from late November 1984 through late November 1986. S.S. first reported this abuse when
he spoke with Detective Nowers on May 22, 2018. The statute of limitations allows for charges
of Sodomy Upon a Child and Sexual Abuse of a Child to commence at any time.
REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF A WARRANT:

The State hereby requests that the Court issue a Warrant of Arrest in this case due to the
nature of the offenses and facts as alleged in the probable cause statement. Additionally, the
defendant is currently out of the state of Utah. A Warrant of Arrest is necessary to prevent risk
of injury to a person or property, to protect the public safety and welfare of the community or an
individual and to secure the appearance of the accused.

Pursuant to Utah Code Annotated § 788-5-705

(2008) I declare under criminal penalty of the State
of Utah that the foregoing is true and correct to the
best of my belief and knowledge.

Executed on: ·) r/Q t ,J II

Detective C. N owers
Declarant

Authorized for presentment and filing

SI LL, District Attorney

De uty District Attorney

21st day of December, 2018
EG I DA Case No. 18027064
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