Man said “the devil” made him sexually abuse a five-year-old girl. Now he’s going to prison

IDAHO FALLS — A 36-year-old man will beryllium spending a lengthy magnitude of clip successful situation aft being sentenced for intersexual maltreatment of a kid Monday.

Everett Guyn Haynes IV was sentenced by District Judge Dane Watkins to a minimum of 5 years and a maximum of 35 years successful situation for felony lewd behaviour pinch a kid nether 16.

Haynes was besides sentenced to a minimum of 5 and a maximum of 25 years successful situation for felony intersexual maltreatment of a child.

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Both sentences will tally concurrently, and Haynes will beryllium required to registry arsenic a activity offender and salary astatine slightest $8,070.50 successful tribunal fees and fines.

Haynes initially pleaded not blameworthy to each charges but signed a plea statement successful March. In this agreement, he agreed to plead blameworthy to nan charges successful speech for nan prosecution recommending a minimum of 5 years successful prison, and nan prosecution was still capable to reason for immoderate magnitude of maximum time.

According to Bonneville County Prosecutor Randy Neal, Haynes’ defense attorney, John Thomas, based on for a maximum eight-year sentence, while nan prosecution based on for a maximum 30-year sentence.

Background

On Dec. 6, 2022, a 15-year-old woman disclosed during a forensic question and reply that erstwhile she was 5 years old, she was sexually molested by Haynes, according to tribunal documents.

After nan interview, an Idaho Falls constabulary serviceman said to nan victim’s mother, who told constabulary Haynes had moved to North Carolina and was alert of nan victim’s report. The female said erstwhile confronted pinch nan allegations, Haynes would “try to remember” but hasn’t been successful interaction pinch nan unfortunate successful astir 10 years.

The mother and nan unfortunate agreed to create a clone Facebook floor plan nether nan victim’s sanction and photograph truthful that nan serviceman could get Haynes to correspond pinch him connected Facebook Messenger.

On April 11, 2023, nan serviceman began speaking to Haynes and had a speech that lasted “multiple weeks.”

Throughout nan conversation, Haynes believed he was talking pinch nan unfortunate but was really talking pinch nan officer.

The serviceman confronted Haynes aggregate times astir nan intersexual maltreatment allegations, and Haynes initially denied nan claims, saying he did not perpetrate nan acts and past saying he “did not remember.”

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Eventually, constabulary opportunity Haynes made “multiple confessions” to each allegation and gave “estimated dates and locations of wherever he committed nan crimes.”

He besides admitted to really he sewage distant pinch nan abuse, and why he “was frightened to get caught.”

According to constabulary reports, Haynes said he sexually abused nan unfortunate because she was “beautiful,” “new,” and “fresh.”

During nan matter conversation, Haynes told nan victim, who was really nan officer, to dishonesty to constabulary if she was asked astir nan allegations.

A warrant was issued for Haynes’ apprehension connected May 2, 2023, and he was booked into nan Bonneville County Jail connected May 25, 2023.

In a later preliminary hearing, nan serviceman stated “(Haynes) said that he was incorrect for doing it, and he did it because he was young and nan devil told him to do it.”