Jury convicts man of lewd conduct after three-day trial

IDAHO FALLS – A 44-year-old man was recovered blameworthy of lewd behaviour Wednesday aft a three-day trial.

Shane Alan Cady was recovered blameworthy of lewd behaviour pinch a kid nether 16.

After nan verdict was read, Cady was remanded to nan custody of nan Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office pinch a enslaved of $500,000 pending sentencing earlier District Judge Bruce L. Pickett connected July 17.

Bonneville County Prosecutor Randy Neal sent retired a news merchandise Wednesday, stating he is gladsome nan prosecutor’s agency was capable to get a semblance of justness for nan victim.

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“It has been a long, difficult travel to get to this point,” Neal said. “But it is 1 measurement person to justness for nan unfortunate and her family.”

Neal besides thanked nan assemblage for their work and Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Lou Harris, who worked nan case.

“The specifications of this lawsuit must person been difficult to hear, but they fulfilled their work arsenic citizens,” Neal stated. “They merit nan gratitude of their community.”

Background

Cady was charged successful January 2022 pinch lewd behaviour pinch a 13-year-old victim. The crime reportedly occurred successful her family location successful August 2021.

According to tribunal documents, a 13-year-old woman told investigators successful a forensic question and reply that Cady, who was 42 astatine nan time, had intersexual interaction pinch her. She said she and Cady performed aggregate activity acts.

Cady was a individual friend of nan girl’s family.

A detective was coming erstwhile a family personnel of nan unfortunate made a confrontational telephone telephone to Cady successful November 2021.

During nan call, Cady allegedly admitted nan girl’s manus was connected him inappropriately during an incident successful August of that year. He besides allegedly said he and nan woman had slept together connected nan aforesaid mattress connected much than 1 occasion.

He denied participating successful immoderate different intersexual acts pinch her, but constabulary opportunity Cady and nan woman had Snapchat conversations pinch each different that were intersexual successful nature.

The detective said pinch Cady connected nan telephone successful December 2021, and Cady told nan detective thing inappropriate happened betwixt him and nan girl.

He did not spell into detail; however, he denied that he had intersexual interaction pinch her. He told nan detective he was surviving successful Millbrae, California, and didn’t expect being astatine nan location overmuch longer.

The lawsuit was delayed owed to investigators trying to find Cady. He reportedly lived successful aggregate places, including Colorado, California and Nevada.

Cady was extradited from California to Bonneville County successful bid to look nan complaint successful May 2023.