BLOOMFIELD —
The sexual exploitation trial for a former teacher in the Davis County school district has been delayed.
Judge James Blomgren ordered the continuance in the trial for Ryan Grinstead, who has been charged with sexual exploitation by a teacher, a Class D felony, and third-degree sexual abuse, a more serious crime.
Grinstead previously taught math at Davis County High School.
Earlier this year, the court put the trial on the schedule as starting Tuesday. However, the court gave the order for the delay late last week while another sexual exploitation trial was under way for a different Davis County educator.
A new trial date has been set for 9:30 a.m. Oct. 29.
According to documents filed in Davis County District Court by police, authorities allege that during the 2009 school year, Grinstead “engaged in a course of conduct to engage in sexual conduct with a student. The defendant was employed as a Davis County High School teacher and the student was a senior” during that time period.
The complaint against Grinstead continues: “Sex acts occurred at the apartment of [Grinstead] ... and in the classroom where [Grinstead] taught ... the defendant ... also engaged in physical abuse against the student.”
Bloomfield Police Chief Shawn Armstrong said later that the second charge concerned a female who was younger than the high school senior in the first charge.
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