SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — A West Jordan man's 2024 conviction of 25 sex-related crimes dating back decades has been overturned by the Utah Supreme Court.

On Feb. 14, 2024, Jamison Smith, 50, was found guilty of 25 sex-related crimes, including one count of aggravated sexual abuse of a child and five counts of felony rape, among others.

Decades-old allegations

Charges claim that beginning in 2008, he regularly abused an underage female relative. During the case, it was revealed that there may have been other victims of abuse dating back to 1988.

"There wasn't even a specific crime for sexual abuse of a child in the 80s," Clayton Simms, a local defense attorney unrelated to the case, told ABC4.com

Later on, charges were filed against Smith, leading to a conviction in 2024.

After the conv

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