A 25-year-old man was sentenced to jail after he was convicted of sexual abuse in Third District Court on Tuesday.
Cody Dipo was sentenced to 180 days in the Tooele County Detention Facility and 48 months probation after he was convicted of two counts of second-degree felony sex abuse of a child. He will receive credit for 82 days already served in jail.
Dipo was arrested in September 2014 after police were notified of a sexual relationship between him and a minor under the age of 15 by the victim’s mother.
According to the police report, the victim had performed various sexual acts on Dipo over the span of about a month, the details of which the victim had recorded in a journal.
In the report, the victim alleged contact escalated until Dipo attempted to have sexual intercourse, but was unsuccessful.
According to the police report, Dipo had previously lived in Grantsville.
The victim’s mother read a victim impact statement and said her child felt isolated and engaged in self-harm after the involvement with Dipo.
The presentence report recommended 120 days of jail, but Tooele County Attorney Chief Deputy Gary Searle petitioned the court for a minimum of 270 days of jail.
Dipo’s court-appointed attorney, Richard Tanner, argued for the recommended sentence since Dipo had cooperated with police and admitted guilt. But Third District Court Judge Robert Adkins opted for 180 days.