MURRAY — A Murray man was hit with a third wave of felony charges Monday for his alleged manipulation of teenage boys whom he met over the internet.

Weston Ray Kubbe, 37, is now accused of raping a boy, likely in 2009, after meeting him on social media and eventually convincing the teen to come to his home.

The offense also could have happened in 2010 or through mid-2011, according to prosecutors, because the boy could only remember that he "was either 14 or 15 years old."

Kubbe's new charges in 3rd District Court are object rape, a first-degree felony; two counts of forcible sodomy, also a first-degree felony; and forcible sexual abuse, a second-degree felony.

In the latest case, police say a 21-year-old man reached out to them on July 8, saying a man who had abused him roughly seven years earlier had reached out to him again over social media. The man, who knew Kubbe only by his first name, told investigators about being sexually assaulted by him at his home.

Kubbe was arrested last month a few hours after police issued an Amber Alert for a missing 11-year-old boy from South Ogden. He was charged in that case with aggravated sexual abuse and two counts of child kidnapping, all first-degree felonies, and enticing a minor, a second-degree felony.

Kubbe was also charged Nov. 1 for allegedly luring a 14-year-old boy to his home on the same night that the 11-year-old stayed with him. He was charged in that case with two counts of kidnapping, a second-degree felony, three counts of third-degree felony endangerment of a child, and a third-degree felony weapons charge.

Kubbe was identified as the alleged offender in October after detectives with Unified police matched his photo and first name with the information from the other two cases, according to court documents.

The new case details Kubbe's alleged manipulation of a teenage boy several years ago. The two had met on a website that the victim said he used "to communicate with people that understood his issues."

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The two allegedly began communicating over the phone and through text messages. Eventually, they met at a public park, court documents say.

"'Weston,' who was later identified as (Kubbe), put (the victim) at ease by listening and talking to the young man," charges state.

Kubbe then allegedly convinced the boy to meet him at his home. Kubbe then allegedly suggested sexual activities with the boy, who resisted.

"(Kubbe) replied, 'Don't worry about it. It'll be fine. I'll never hurt you. This isn't bad,'" charges state. "(The victim) said that knowing he was alone with (Kubbe) and could not get someone to rescue him, went along with it. … (He) said he went from trusting (Kubbe) to feeling horrified and scared to resist."

Kubbe allegedly undressed the boy and performed a sexual act on him. Charges allege that Kubbe then tied the boy to a bed and performed a second sexual act on him, then attempted a third sexual act but was unsuccessful.

Charges say Kubbe then showered with the boy and continued to touch him inappropriately. Eventually, the boy said he needed to go home, court documents say.

"(The victim) said that he did know what to do about this experience and decided to not tell anyone for years," the charges state.

In July, Kubbe allegedly messaged the past victim over social media. Court documents detail some of the conversation they allegedly had.

"It just makes me wonder how many other little boys you messed around with," the victim wrote, according to the charges. "How many other little boys you picked up in your car and stripped naked in your bedroom. How many other little boys you tied to your bed, or touched in your shower."

According to the charges, Kubbe replied, "You were the only one."

Police first began investigating Kubbe after they discovered 478 pages' worth of Facebook conversations he had with the 11-year-old South Ogden boy who went missing on the morning of Oct. 10.

Investigators said Facebook allowed them emergency access to the boy's account after he had left a note for his father saying he wouldn't be back if anyone called 911.

That conversation allegedly showed Kubbe giving the boy detailed instructions on how to spend the night at his Murray home in a previous incident, as well as how to successfully run away from home.

That case led police to a discovery that the 11-year-old had stayed overnight at Kubbe's house in October at the same time as a 14-year-old boy, according to court documents. Police found that the older boy had also visited Kubbe in September, at which time Kubbe touched the boy's genitals and asked him to do the same in return, according to charges filed in that case.

Kubbe is also accused of giving the 14-year-old marijuana to smoke, as well as THC gummy bears and THC jelly beans, during both of their alleged meetups this fall. Court documents in all three cases against Kubbe say he met his victims online.

Aside from the abuse cases, Kubbe's prior criminal history in Utah consists only of a six-month sentence he served for attempted burglary, which he was convicted of in 2002.

Kubbe was denied bail in connection with his two prior cases in a hearing Nov. 16 in 2nd District Court. No future court dates have been scheduled in those cases. No initial court date has been set in the case filed Monday.

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