A federal civil rights lawsuit reveals accusations of sexual abuse, cover-up, and systemic misconduct at the Utah State Prison. Two female inmates allege repeated assaults by correctional officers in 'blind spots' and claim officials attempted to silence them. The case involves the Prison Rape Elimination Act, disciplinary isolation, and a controversial parole board review.
Accusations of abuse of power and a cover-up inside the Utah State Prison in Salt Lake City are at the center of a civil rights action and a 2News exclusive investigation.
The lawsuit, filed in May in the United States District Court, District of Utah, Central Division, names leaders and supervisors for the Utah Department of Corrections.
It alleges two female inmates were sexually assaulted by two correctional officers in violation of the Prison Rape Elimination Act, a federal law Congress passed in 2003 to shield inmates from sexual assault while incarcerated. The complaint alleges the female inmates were subjected to a culture of sexual misconduct in which male correctional officers exploited their authority to groom and sexually molest female inmates in ‘blind spots,’ areas of the prison that are not visible to surveillance cameras.
The lawsuit alleges the officers gave gifts. She described them, “Gum or monster drinks from their break room or perfume clone, t-shirts. ” The federal lawsuit alleges UDC Correctional Officer Spencer Kilpack brought gifts to the plaintiffs and other inmates. “I felt like trapped and fearful and helpless to do anything about it,” she said.
The lawsuit alleges, beginning approximately February 9, 2025, UDC Correctional Officer Spencer Kilpack began sexually assaulting her including, “touching her breasts, kissing, digital penetration, and receiving fellatio. ”The complaint further alleges “Kilpack engaged in a systematic, habitual, near-daily sexual abuse” of her. The lawsuit also alleges Utah Department of Corrections Correctional Officer Sione Tuipulotu subjected her and her roommate to repeated sexual assaults, including “forcing them to perform oral sex on each other while he watched.
” An unexpected revelation in UDC’s denial of 2News Investigates public records request for surveillance footage revealed “blind spots” of the cameras. The lawsuit alleges these acts occurred on inmate beds out of sight of surveillance cameras referred to as “blind spots. ”“Kilpack's religious garments, his undergarments, his underwear were found when they searched my room,” she told 2News Investigates.
The lawsuit states when she was interviewed by UDC’s Law Enforcement Bureau, known as LEB, she was chained to a chair with handcuffs and shackles. The complaint says investigators informed her they had video of her exposing her nude body to Kilpack and that his religious garments were found in her personal property. The federal lawsuit states this inmate was interviewed by UDC's Law Enforcement Bureau and investigators informed her about a video they have.
.png“They can make it worse, they can always make it worse, and they did,” she said. For four months she was held in punitive isolation – a disciplinary measure to punish inmates who violate prison rules where privileges are taken away.
“I came forward because there was nothing else that they could do, they had already done it,” she said. Disciplinary documentation 2News Investigates obtained from the Utah Department of Corrections regarding Kilpack shows that on April 16, 2025, the Professional Standards Bureau received a report detailing inappropriate relations with this inmate and her roommate.
On Aug. 18, Utah Department of Corrections Executive Director Jared Garcia terminated Kilpack for multiple policy violations, including a policy forbidding sexual or intimate contact with an offender, unlawful conduct, and more.2News Investigates requested communications between Utah parole board members and Utah Department of Corrections staff. The phone logs yielded a call made by Parole Board Member Dan Bokovoy on his state-issued cell phone to Doug Fawson, the Utah Department of Corrections Prison Rape Elimination Act coordinator.
Bokovoy placed the call on Oct. 16, 2025, at 4:31 p.m., and this inmate was a subject of discussion. The call lasted 10 minutes and 29 seconds.
Parole Board Member Dan Bokovoy placed a call to Doug Fawson UDC Prison Rape Elimination Act Coordinator on October 16 2025 at 4 31 pm regarding this inmate .jpg On October 23, 2025, one week after the call, the Utah Department of Corrections sought a “Special Attention Review” of her case from the parole board requesting she be released from prison. She said, “They were just trying to cover it up and keep me quiet.
” A “Special Attention Review” is a process the parole board uses under its administrative rules when “exceptional circumstances exist. ” Parole board documents show she wasn’t eligible for parole. Internal records from the Utah Board of Pardons and Parole, show that on the same day the Utah Department of Corrections requested the “Special Attention Review,” less than 90 minutes after receiving it, Parole Board Chair Blake Hills ordered that she be granted parole and released on Nov. 4.
“Why was she given this extreme special treatment other than to sweep her under the rug,” he said. In a letter sent by email, the Utah Department of Corrections said: “The Utah Department of Corrections terminated one Correctional Officer following allegations of misconduct with an incarcerated female, a direct violation of the Prison Rape Elimination Act . Another Correctional Officer is currently under investigation in a separate case and is suspended with pay.
” The letter also said, “UDC strongly disputes many of the details contained in the complaint, and maintains a zero-tolerance policy for sexual misconduct. ” In response to a question about whether complaints were ignored, the letter said, “UDC offers accessible and confidential reporting channels to all incarcerated individuals and staff to ensure any sexual misconduct allegations are reported and addressed promptly and appropriately.
” The former inmate said, “I wrote Jared Garcia, told him everything that was going on, nothing was done. ” The letter concluded, “An independent investigation into those allegations is currently being conducted by an outside agency and remains ongoing. ”I spoke with Spencer Kilpack and asked him for an on-camera interview to discuss the accusations. He said, “I am not interested in any interviews.
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