Charges have been updated on a Uintah County man who was arrested for alleged sexual exploitation of an 11-year-old with Autism he met while in the boy’s home working as a handyman. 23-year-old Jacob Kimball Bates , who is currently on the Sex Offender Registry and who was Guilty of Felony Forcible Sexual Abuse of a Minor in 2022, was arrested on July 18th after family discovered texts Bates sent the child requesting Child Sexual Abuse Material as well as a request to engage in various sex acts. Images and videos had also been sent. Family contacted law enforcement and an interview was conducted with the child at a Children’s Justice Center. Bates met the 11-year-old in the child’s home while there completing handyman work. Since that time they had associated with each other through the online game Fortnite. The Statement of Probable Cause details that Bates instructed the victim to delete messages with instructions on how to do so and arranged to communicate with the victim when everyone else was asleep in the home. Bates was taken into custody at his home in Ballard on the evening of July 18th and was booked into Duchesne County Jail. The updated offenses include 3 counts of 1st Degree Felony Aggravated Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, 2nd Degree Felony Enticing A Minor, 2nd Degree Obstruction of Justice, and 3 counts of 3rd Degree Felony Distributing Material Harmful To A Minor. The Affidavit noted that Bates is currently on probation with AP&P for Forcible Sexual Abuse of a Child.
