Cache County Council meets new director of Children’s Justice Center

Law enforcement professional Scott Bodily assumed new duties as the director on the Cache County Children's Justice Center on Mar. 13. Bolidy had previously served on the Logan City Police Department and as a supervisor of Utah State University's security staff.

CACHE COUNTY – At their regular meeting on Mar. 14, the members of the Cache County Council were introduced to Scott Bodily, the new director of the county’s Children’s Justice Center (CJC).

That announcement was made by Dane Murray, who is now serving as interim county attorney.

“Scott’s life has been devoted to public service and I can’t express how glad we are to have him on board … ” Murray told council members. “I just wanted to let you know that the Children’s Justice Center is in good hands.”

Bodily’s prior experience in law enforcement includes service from 1994 to 2015 with the Logan City Police Department. He worked first in the city’s Patrol Division, then on property crimes as a detective and finally major crimes, including crimes against women and children.

After spending some time in the private sector, Bodily moved to Utah State University as that institution’s Title IX investigator and eventually as a supervisor of the university’s non-sworn security staff.

“One thing that speaks to Scott’s qualifications and ability to fit into this job,” Murray added, “is that every Division of Child & Family Services worker and law enforcement officer that I’ve told about his appointment have sung Scott’s praises and expressed gratitude for his appointment.”

During brief remarks, Bodily gave his thanks to county council members for their continuing support of the Children’s Justice Center.

In his new role, Bodily will manage the Cache County Children’s Justice Center (CJC), located in Logan. That facility is a child-friendly facility where victims of child abuse are interviewed and medically assessed by professionals specifically trained in the forensic investigation of abuse.

The CJC works closely with the Division of Child & Family Services and local child abuse detectives.

It’s a very important part of the criminal justice process,” Murray explained.

“Having good people there is essential to making sure that the children are taken care of and that members of our multi-disciplinary team – made up of child protective services personnel and law enforcement investigators – have what they need to collect evidence.”

Bodily began his new role with Cache County on Mar. 13.

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1 Comment

  • Perfect March 18, 2023 at 12:20 pm Reply

    And yet Dane Murray and his colleagues drop charges against men that abuse women……makes sense

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