Farmington Man Arraigned on Child Sex Assault Charge, Pleads Not Guilty

Brandon Tache, 27, of Farmington pleaded not guilty Monday in the 11th Judicial District Court to a charge of second-degree criminal sexual penetration of a minor, a case his own defense attorney acknowledged will require significant time to untangle.

The charge stems from an alleged Feb. 20 sexual assault of a 17-year-old girl at a home in the 1300 block of North Dustin Avenue. According to an affidavit for an arrest warrant, Tache was at home playing video games when he entered the girl's bedroom, removed her clothing and assaulted her.

At Monday's arraignment, Tache also denied an alleged probation violation tied to the new charge. Defense attorney Ariel White waived the time limit on the pending case and addressed the complexity of what lies ahead. "This new case has got a lot of layers to it, and it's going to take some time to work," White said.

The new charge carries added legal weight because Tache was already serving supervised probation at the time of the alleged assault. He was sentenced July 11, 2025, to four years and 11 months of supervised probation after pleading guilty to residential burglary and aggravated battery against a household member.

It is not the first time Tache has faced a child sex charge. In 2019, he entered an Alford plea, a legal mechanism in which a defendant does not admit guilt but acknowledges the prosecution has sufficient evidence to secure a conviction, on a charge of fourth-degree criminal sexual penetration of a minor. Court records indicate that case involved an alleged assault of a 13-year-old girl in his pickup truck.

The case remains pending in the 11th Judicial District Court.