A lacking Arizona woman has been present in Utah within the dwelling of a person convicted of sexually extorting a teenage woman in 2020. Adobe.com
A lacking Arizona woman has been present in Utah within the dwelling of a person convicted of sexually extorting a teenage woman in 2020.
Brokers from Grownup Probation and Parole obtained data from authorities in Arizona that a 14-year-old runaway woman was lacking from that state and was presumably with 26-year-old Jordan Daniel Sorenson, based on the Utah Division of Corrections.
Sorenson was convicted of aggravated sexual extortion of a kid in 2020. In that case, he solicited specific photos from a 13-year-old woman on social media, verbally berated her and threatened to submit photos of her on-line if she did not ship him extra. He was sentenced to as much as 5 years within the Utah State Jail however that sentence was suspended and he was positioned on 4 years of probation. He's additionally required to adjust to the situations of the Utah Intercourse Offender and Kidnap Registry.
As soon as Utah authorities obtained data from Arizona officers on Tuesday, an investigation was launched by the lawyer normal's human trafficking unit. Investigators situated Sorenson at his work and took him into custody. They then searched his dwelling in West Valley Metropolis and located the lacking woman within the basement, based on the assertion from corrections officers.
A warrant was issued for Sorenson's arrest on Wednesday by Grownup Probation and Parole brokers, requesting that a choose order him to stay in custody for 3 days as investigators gather proof of potential youngster kidnapping.
"The lawyer normal's workplace is presently investigating this incident and Mr. Sorenson is the first suspect," based on the court docket submitting. "Mr. Sorenson is being investigated for kidnapping, attractive a minor and rape."
The woman, who brokers say is "protected," was positioned within the care of the sufferer's advocate from the lawyer normal's workplace.
Police say surveillance video obtained by a juvenile probation officer in Arizona confirmed the woman being picked up in Sorenson's car.
"AP&P brokers performed a search of Mr. Sorenson's bed room the place a number of receipts have been discovered. One of many receipts was (from a retailer in) Kingman, Arizona. There was additionally an bill from Motel 6 in Kingman, Arizona, with a Jordan Sorenson's title on it as properly. Mr. Sorenson is believed to have left the state with out permission and kidnapped a 14-year-old minor which he then introduced again to his residence in Utah," the search warrant affidavit states.
Because the investigation continued, the woman's cellphone was discovered discarded in a dumpster in Taylorsville, based on the warrant.
When questioned by investigators, the woman claimed she had met Sorenson on TikTok a couple of month in the past they usually quickly started to speak utilizing Snapchat, the warrant says. She stated Sorenson picked her up in Arizona on Jan. 27 and helped minimize off her ankle monitor. The woman advised authorities that they first drove to Las Vegas, throughout which period he positioned her telephone in airplane mode so she couldn't be tracked.