BOX ELDER COUNTY, Utah — A 27-year-old Payson man has been arrested for allegedly chatting and trying to meetup with a undercover police officer, posing as a teenage girl, according to law enforcement. Hunter Joseph Trenery was booked Oct. 14 into the Box Elder County Jail.
According to an affidavit of probable cause, Trenery contacted the undercover agent, posing as a 17-year-old girl on a website know for seeking hookups and sexual activity. The conversation was graphic in nature and included multiple requests for naked images of the officer.
Trenery also sent several naked images to the agent. He also discussed travelling to Box Elder County from Spanish Fork to meet. He stated that he would bring the teenage girl marijuana so they could smoke it together before engaging in sexual activity.
When the officer contacted Trenery, explaining a criminal case was being investigated against him, the Payson man reportedly tried to delete the images that he had sent.
According to court records, Trenery made an initial appearance Monday in Brigham City’s 1st District Court. He was charged with five counts of enticing a minor, a second-degree felony, two counts of distributing material harmful to a minor and two counts of obstruction of justice, all third-degree felonies, and two counts of enticing a minor, a class A misdemeanor.
Individuals arrested and charged in complaints are presumed innocent unless or until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in court.