Utah Man Accused of Using ICE Threats to Control and Assault Woman, Forcing Her Into Repeated Sexual Abuse

A Utah man has been accused of repeatedly forcing a woman to engage in s—-- relations with him by threatening to report her to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The 57-year-old South Salt Lake native was taken into custody on May 12.

The suspect shared a daughter with the victim. According to court documents, the alleged abuse had been ongoing since June 2025 and occurred at least once a week. When the victim refused to be intimate with the suspect, he allegedly extorted her by threatening to call ICE on her and her family.

He also threatened to take their daughter away, warning that he would gain full custody if the victim were placed in ICE detention. “The AP was using coercion to force s—-- contact with the victim,” the complaint said. The names of the suspect and the victim have not been revealed to protect the privacy of their family and child.

One such assault incident took place on April 18 when the suspect asked the victim to join him in his car so that they could discuss their daughter’s custody. However, once she entered the vehicle, he allegedly coerced her into having s– with him, warning that she would lose custody of the child if she did not comply.

The man booked a motel and forced the woman to take a shower while he drank alcohol in the room. When the victim came out of the shower, the suspect allegedly forced himself on her and ignored her repeated pleas to stop.

“During the process of the r—, the victim told the [suspect] several times to stop because she did not want to have s—-- relations with him, but the [suspect] continued,” the court documents said. The suspect is currently being held at the Salt Lake County Jail and is facing one count of first-degree felony r— and one count of third-degree felony s—-- extortion.

Recently, there have been multiple reports of people misusing ICE’s power for their own gains. In early May, a Dallas man was accused of calling ICE on an immigrant mechanic after having his car repaired. According to the immigrant’s daughter, the man reported her father to agents to avoid paying him.

The video of the incident was posted on X, showing the immigrant being arrested. ICE agents were seen pepper-spraying the handcuffed mechanic and struggling to place him in their vehicle. “This morning at 9:10 AM, Don Brunson called ICE to my house to arrest my father in order to avoid paying him for the work he completed in one of his cars,” the mechanic’s daughter captioned the video.

“ICE arrived and took my father into custody. Please help me share this information with as many people as possible. This video is not published as a political statement, but simply as awareness so that other people are not deceived by this person,” she added. The clip sparked widespread backlash on social media, with several users condemning the man for misusing ICE.