UHP trooper in southeastern Utah charged with sexually abusing children

File photo of Utah Highway Patrol vehicle, Jan. 22, 2020 | Photo by Chris Reed, St. George News

MONTICELLO — A Utah Highway Patrol trooper has resigned after he was accused of sexual abuse and exposing himself to children.

Bryan Bruce Adams, 45, of Monticello, was charged Thursday in San Juan County’s 7th District Court with two counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child, a first-degree felony; two counts of forcible sexual abuse, a second-degree felony; and two counts of lewdness involving a child, a class A misdemeanor.

Adams exposed himself to three children and touched two of them inappropriately between October 2019 and October 2021, charging documents allege.

In a statement released Thursday, UHP said it received a complaint on March 10 regarding Adams’ potential criminal conduct and he was placed on administrative leave on March 13. The Utah Department of Public Safety’s Office of Professional Standards also began an internal investigation. UHP said the agency was notified Thursday of charges filed the same day.

Read the full story here: KSL News.

By Jacob Scholl, KSL.com

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