A Kane County man will spend from 12 years to life in the Utah State Prison after he sexually abused children in Tooele and Kane counties.
Glen Ames, 39, changed his plea to guilty for two counts of first-degree aggravated sexual abuse of a child and an amended count of second-degree sodomy on a child on Aug. 25 in Third District Court and was sentenced at the same court hearing.
As part of the plea deal, nine first-degree felony sodomy of a child charges were dismissed, as well as three counts of third-degree felony dealing in materials harmful to minors and three counts of misdemeanor lewdness involving a child.
Per the sentencing, Ames faces from six years to life in prison for each of the first-degree felony convictions, which he will serve consecutively. The second-degree sodomy on a child conviction will be served concurrently to the other charges.
Ames and his wife, Gwendolyn Ames, 36, faced charges related to repeated abuse involving three children, two female and one male. According to a Tooele City Police Department report, the Ames lived in Tooele City between 2006 and June 2014.
In reports from the Kane County Sheriff’s Office and Kanab City Police Department, the Ames are accused of transgressions including molestation, forcing the children to watch pornography and performing oral sex.
Gwendolyn Ames faces two counts of first-degree sodomy on a child, one count of aggravated sexual abuse of a child, three counts of misdemeanor dealing in materials harmful to a minor and three counts of misdemeanor lewdness involving a child.
Gwendolyn Ames is expected back in Third District Court for a preliminary hearing on Oct. 6 at 8 a.m.