Former Park City attorney Joseph Wrona denied violating his probation in Third District Court last week, though records obtained by The Park Record allege he contacted the woman he sexually assaulted — a move his sentencing terms prohibit.
Wrona, 62, is being held without bail in the Summit County Jail after Judge Richard Mrazik issued a warrant for his arrest on Sept. 22. He’s scheduled to appear in Third District Court at 1:30 p.m. on Oct. 10 to argue why he should not be punished for the alleged violation.
Court records detailing what Wrona is accused of are marked as private. However, the Utah Department of Corrections fulfilled a Government Records Access and Management Act request for supervision logs tracking Wrona.
The Adult Probation and Parole report states officers were contacted by a Park City Police Department detective on Sept. 15 about an investigation into Wrona over a letter he sent to his adult daughter, whom he was convicted of sexually assaulting in 2024.
Wrona was sentenced to 364 days in the Summit County Jail and was ultimately let out early on “good time” credit.
The conditions of Wrona’s release stipulated that he immediately register as a sex offender, which he did. He was also required to have 48 months of supervision, and he had to abide by Class A sex offender conditions, including a curfew, not congregating at places where children may be, such as schools or playgrounds, and notifying law enforcement if he travels outside of Utah for at least 10 years after his probation ends. The Third District Court also ruled that Wrona is prohibited from contacting his daughter for the remainder of his life.
Probation officers also met with Wrona on Sept. 15, who said he was nearing the end of his sex offender treatment, which included therapy, and his exit lie detector test was scheduled on Sept. 17. According to the logs, Wrona said “treatment has gone very well and he is happy about nearing the end of it.” He also asked about a termination request to end his probation early.
The following day, probation officers met with the Summit County Attorney’s Office and Sheriff’s Office to discuss the possible violation of the protective order. They stated a typed letter was sent to the woman’s home, but it had some handwriting that may belong to Wrona, according to the report. However, investigators declined to place Wrona on a hold at that time until they collected more evidence.
Wrona went to his probation officer’s office on Sept. 18. They discussed a citation he received for failing to adhere to a stop sign and a warning for an expired registration. Wrona was then informed that the Sheriff’s Office had opened an investigation for potential new charges. He was taken into custody and booked into the Wasatch County Jail on a 72-hour hold.
The County Attorney’s Office planned to interview Wrona and hoped to secure a warrant for his electronics to see if he wrote the letter in question, the report said.
The supervision logs range from the date Wrona was sentenced on Jan. 5, 2024, to Sept. 22, the day Mrazik issued a warrant for his arrest. Wrona was released from the Summit County Jail on Sept. 6, 2024, and made contact with his new probation officer the same day.
Wrona met with his probation officer about once a month. He confirmed his residence in Park City as well as a second home in Moab, and he stated that he ran his own business and provided consulting for old clients from his attorney’s office. He would also guide backpacking trips in Moab for those clients.
He started the sex offender treatment program in late October of 2024 and was meeting with a therapist every other week. Occasionally, he would request to travel out of state to places such as California and Las Vegas with his children for trips or vacations. He planned to take a trip to Florida the day after he was booked into the Wasatch County Jail.
Throughout the logs, officers routinely stated there appeared to be no concerns or violations.
Mrazik will determine next week whether Wrona violated his probation. If Wrona is found to have violated the sentencing terms, the court can terminate, revoke, extend or otherwise modify his probation.
Wrona could face up to 15 years in prison for violating the rules. He previously pleaded guilty to forcible sexual abuse, a second-degree felony, and incest, a third-degree felony.
The defense attorney representing Wrona did not return a request for comment by the time of publication.