Nibley man pleads guilty to sexting with teen girl and other crimes

Booking photo for Nicholas L. Smith (Courtesy: Cache County Jail).

LOGAN — A 36-year-old Nibley man has confessed to sexting with a teenage girl and posting pornographic photos of people to the internet without their consent. Nicholas L. Smith accepted a plea deal that could still send him to prison for up to 15 years.

Smith participated in a virtual hearing in 1st District Court Wednesday morning, appearing by Webex with his attorney. He pleaded guilty to one count of enticing a minor over the internet and four counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, all second-degree felonies; also three counts of distribution of pornography by an adult, a class A misdemeanor.

Defense attorney Ray Malouf explained that as part of the plea agreement, prosecutors agreed to drop eight remaining charges. Smith was also allowed to remain out of jail until sentencing.

Cache County Deputy Attorney Dane Murray told the court how Smith sexted with an underage girl, who lives in England. They had an online relationship for more than five years that started when the girl was 12-years-old. During that time, the victim sent the defendant numerous pornographic videos and photos of herself.

Smith also recorded himself having sex with people multiple times in Nibley and Logan Canyon. Some of the photos or videos were uploaded to the internet. The victims claimed they did not know they were being filmed and hadn’t given Smith permission to post the material online.

The crimes occurred between 2012 and 2017. Smith was originally arrested in 2018, when family members found “disturbing” text messages on his phone. The case has been on hold for years as attorneys worked out the plea deal.

During Wednesday’s hearing, Malouf said, Smith suffers from a health condition that may have impacted his impulse control. He is undergoing testing and treatment.

Smith spoke only briefly, telling the court he was willing to waive his right to a trial and pleaded guilty to the charges. During most of the hearing, he sat with his head down.

Judge Brian Cannell accepted Smith’s guilty pleas and scheduled sentencing for October 13.


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8 Comments

  • JJ Smarr July 21, 2021 at 7:39 pm Reply

    If that were a brown or black defendant, they would be in jail UNTIL sentencing!! Guaranteed

    • Eldridge Cleaver July 22, 2021 at 8:58 am Reply

      Jj Smarr you are pathetic. Take your race baiting somewhere else, it has no place here.

    • didyoutry July 22, 2021 at 9:53 am Reply

      thats your contribution? You had to apply race to this. consider your priorities. A minor was sexually exploited and people were filmed in sex acts without consent. You seem unwell.

  • Claire S October 12, 2021 at 5:14 am Reply

    I am the mother of the minor in the UK. This wasn’t simply ‘sexting on the internet’. He groomed her over a long period of time and sexually abused and exploited her, blackmailed her and wrecked and denied her her innocence and teenage years. Worse still, the family member who claims to have found the disturbing messages in 2018, had known for 2 years before going to the police.

    • FromLogan December 4, 2022 at 12:06 pm Reply

      First off, I am so sorry for what your daughter has been through. It’s wrong and never should have happened. Your daughter didn’t deserve to be manipulated and abused. I’m so sorry for what your family had been through.

      I’m not sure who told you that the family member who came forward waited that long to come forward, but it’s very inaccurate. I am that family member and I went to the police right away. I have a zero tolerance for that garbage that he put your daughter through and didn’t hesitate to contact authorities as soon as I found out. Maybe something got lost in the communication, but I just need to reassure you that authorities WERE contacted right away. It took way too long to actually arrest him, which was sooooo frustrating . But it wasn’t because the family member dragged their feet on it.

  • Cachevalley101 October 14, 2021 at 8:30 am Reply

    Does anyone know the outcome of this case, since sentencing was October 13?

    • Ashley Cohare December 4, 2022 at 11:45 am Reply

      He was sentenced to one year in prison and I haven’t heard anything since.

  • Jenny October 22, 2021 at 6:46 pm Reply

    He has not been online since his sentencing (Oct 13th at 2pm). I knew this guy from his gaming/streaming. I been waiting for official results but since being offline since his sentencing date that’s he’s guilty and in jail or whatever.

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