Ex-Weber School District custodian faces 6 years to life imprisonment for rape, sexual abuse

OGDEN — A former Weber School District custodian will spend six years to life in prison for sexually abusing and raping a female minor.

Nolin Jeffery Maurer, 64, pleaded guilty in September to a count each of forcible sexual abuse, a second-degree felony; rape, a first-degree felony; and distributing material harmful to a minor, a third-degree felony.

Judge Matthew Hansen on Monday sentenced him to one to 15 years' imprisonment on the forcible sexual abuse count, five years to life imprisonment on the rape count, and zero to five years on the distribution count. The sentences are to be served consecutively, resulting in a sentence of at least six years.

The Weber County Attorney's Office charged Maurer last April with seven criminal counts in all. As part of a plea deal, four charges were dismissed, including counts of object rape and forcible sodomy, first-degree felonies, and two counts of distributing material harmful to a minor.

Maurer had worked as head custodian at Snowcrest Junior High in Eden, but was placed on administrative leave from the post after the charges were filed on April 30. He was first hired by the Weber School District in March 2021 and fired on June 19, according to district spokesman Lane Findlay.

Original charging documents indicate the sexual abuse occurred at a home and van in Pleasant View, where Maurer lived — not on school property.

According to the plea deal, the investigation started late last March after the victim's father "discovered journal entries detailing sexual acts with an adult identified as 'Nolin' and found an unauthorized phone in the juvenile's possession." According to the charges, the victim was 14 or older but a minor.

"Law enforcement identified the suspect as Nolin Maurer. The juvenile's journal described incidents of rape, sexual abuse, alcohol consumption and the receipt of gifts in exchange for sexual favors," reads the narrative of events in the plea deal. "A warrant-authorized forensic review of the seized phone revealed Snapchat and text communications between the juvenile and Nolin Maurer, including requests for and exchanges of explicit images and videos."

The victim confirmed the veracity of events outlined in her journal and the digital material, according to the plea deal.