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WEST HAVEN, Weber County — A West Haven man was arrested Monday and accused of making arrangements to meet with and conduct sexual acts with a 7-year-old girl, police said.
An agent from the State Child Exploitation Team chatted in an online app with Matthew Robert Williams, 29, on April 26, according to a police booking affidavit. The agent was using the profile of a 32-year-old man with a 7-year-old daughter as part of an online undercover investigation.
During the conversation, Williams made arrangements to conduct sexual acts with whom he believed was a 7-year-old girl, the affidavit states. Officers obtained a search warrant for the app, identified Williams and arrested him at his home, police said.
"Mr. Williams also explained in an interview that he has a sexual addiction/problem," the affidavit alleges.
Williams was booked into the Weber County Jail for investigation of enticing a minor by internet or text. Investigators have asked that he be held without bail.
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