State v. Gasper

MORTENSEN, Judge:

¶1 Defendant Aaron Gasper hosted a house party in the summer of 2014. Following the party, a teenage guest accused Gasper of twice raping her during the course of the evening. The State charged Gasper with two counts of rape and sought to admit evidence under rule 404(b) of the Utah Rules of Evidence of a previous instance of alleged sexual assault involving Gasper. The district court admitted the evidence for the noncharacter purpose of intent and under the doctrine of chances. Gasper later pled guilty to second degree forcible sexual abuse, preserving his right to appeal…