Utah Senator Stuart Adams

After Sen. Stuart Adams backed a change to the law, his step-grandchild got a plea deal in Utah child rape case

The Salt Lake Tribune reported that in 2023 an 18-year-old high school student was charged with two counts of rape of a child and two counts of sodomy on a child - both first-degree felonies - after having sex with the 13-year-old.

At the time, Utah law allowed 17-year-olds who had sex with 13-year-olds to be charged as juveniles with a third-degree felony (unlawful sexual activity). Anyone under 14 cannot legally consent.