Utah man accused of raping and blackmailing his wife’s ex-HUSBAND

Michael Seach of Willard, Utah, charged with sodomy and rape
Continually allegedly assaulted ex-husband of his wife
Victim claims he was blackmailed and blindfolded at Motel 6

PUBLISHED: 12:38 EST, 18 October 2013 | UPDATED: 16:33 EST, 18 October 2013

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Police are investigating a tangled case of rape and extortion that involves two men who have both been married to the same woman.

The blackmailing was revealed after one man demanded sexual favors from the other and threatened to kill him if he refused.

Police have charged Michael Bruce Seach, 49, with forcible sodomy and rape.

Arrested: Michael Seach, 49, has been charged with forcible sodomy and object rape, both first-degree felonies under Utah law

The alleged victim told police that for the past seven to 10 months, Seach has demanded that the victim pay him off to prevent him from releasing some undisclosed information that he obtained from being married to the victim's former wife.

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'Through that relationship, the suspect had gained some information on the victim and was using that information to extort him for money. And then had eventually used that information to extort him for the sexual assault and then had threatened his life if he did not participate,' said Riverdale Police Lt. James Ebert.

Scene of the crime: The rape allegedly took place at this motel

Evidence: When police arrived, they found the victim with a blindfold around his neck

The victim initially declined the sexual proposals.

Seach then threatened to kill him if he didn't follow through with his request.

Last weekend the man was sexually assaulted at the Motel 6.

After managing to escape, the man ran into the lobby of the motel to call the police.

When they arrived, they found him with a blindfold around his neck.

Cops say the victim gave Seach money and signed over his car to him.

Investigators have said they believe the allegations to be true but that there are even more 'unusual parts of the case' that will come out in the near future.

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Caelan, British Columbia, 24 minutes ago

Males should have the same right as female victims to keep their identity out of the paper. By revealing that he was the new husband to this guy's ex-wife, he won't be difficult to identify. All that should have been released was that the perpetrator committed a sexual assault and confinement.

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audgm, Bangkok, Thailand, 3 hours ago

What a weird story.

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Tinkerbelle, stuck in the middle with you, United States, 5 hours ago

Wow, this is one of the craziest stories I've ever read. What could he possibly know that would scare this man so much? I'm sure more will come out in the future.

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McIver3, San Diego, 6 hours ago

More information to come? How can it get any worse? I'm really starting to wonder what they are putting in the drinking water in Florida- it is flowing downstream from a meth state?

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little_lulu, somewhere, Luxembourg, 5 hours ago

It's in Utah but I don't blame you for thinking it's FL, a LOT of weird stuff happens there.

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CessnaDriver, Los Angeles, United States, 6 hours ago

It's Utah, Jake.

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WilliamLawson, New York, 6 hours ago

Where the hell do these mutants come from....what bothers me is that people like this are so dumb that it doesn't even cross their minds that they're going to get caught and sent to jail, with their insufferably dumb and lifeless looking faces plastered all over the paper. Law enforcement needs to clear the jails of everyone who is in there for pot related offenses and redivert all of their efforts into rounding up and imprisoning dangerously stupid mutants like this.