What prosecutors called “extremely lenient” punishment reportedly forced a 13-year-old girl to flee a group home before drugging her at her home in Golden Valley. was imposed on Thursday against a man who reportedly forced him to have sex with him.
Mojave County Deputy Attorney Amanda Clairhaut said the seven-year prison sentence ordered for 42-year-old Jason Voigt achieved a conviction and imprisonment without further trauma to the victim at a jury trial. said. Claerhout says her teenage girl will be scarred forever, but with the help of her counseling and an emotional support dog she barked once at the hearing, She is said to be recovering.
“Victim has been through a lot for a 13-year-old,” Claerhout said, telling Judge Billy Sipe she wanted to get on with her life.
Sipe said he had hoped for a resolution in court, but said he understood why his lawyers had reached a plea bargain of settlement and convicted the sexual assault defendant. Accepted a plea bargain limiting to one year.
Judge Sipe said the girl was afraid of Vogt and moved out of a group home in Phoenix after the defendant said she had a gun and a scope and had the ability to harm one of her family members if she didn’t have one. agreed to do so.
Claerhout said the victim and Vogt returned to their Golden Valley residence on N. Bonita Rd. Over the course of her 11 days in November 2021, he injected her with drugs and had sex multiple times without her consent.
When offered an opportunity to comment by the court, Vogt declined.
Judge Sipe ordered compliance with lifetime sex offender registration requirements.
