Utah parents accused of raping daughter, 15, to teach her, claiming it was ‘safer than sex with strangers’

A mother and stepfather from Utah were arrested for allegedly raping their 15-year-old daughter, claiming they wanted to teach her about intercourse because it was “safer” than her having sex with strangers.

The teen called police Thursday and told them her “father had been raping her for a least a year and a half,” according to an affidavit obtained by KSL.

The couple, both in their 30s, allegedly admitted to the disturbing crimes during an interview with police, saying they believed it would be “safer for her than having sex with strangers,” the affidavit said.

The daughter was allegedly first approached at age 14 by her parents with the proposition after her mother learned “the victim was wanting to meet and have sex with strangers” according to the affidavit.

The mother found online chats and Snapchat photos of the girl in “sexual situations,” the document states, ABC 4 reported.

Documents show the parents bought sex toys for the girl and “showed [her] how to use them” on herself and them, according to ABC 4.

The mother allegedly also told police that the girl only watched them have sex, according to ABC 4.

About two months ago, the teenager reportedly approached her mother about a broken condom and when the mother of five approached her husband, he denied having “full intercourse with the victim,” the affidavit said, according to ABC 4.

However, the father allegedly admitted to police that he had sex with the 15-year-old.

When paramedics arrived at their home Thursday, the girl told authorities about the abuse, which she said her mother was aware of.

Provo Police arrested the parents and charged them with forcible sodomy, object rape and forcible sexual abuse. The stepfather faces an additional charge of rape.

They are being held at the Utah County Jail without bail due to the “substantial risk” they pose to their children, according to ABC 4.