LEHI, Utah (ABC4) — A Manti man is behind bars after attempting to meet up with an undercover officer posing as a 16-year-old girl, offering to pay her for sexual activity.
Hunter Christiansen, 26, has been arrested on charges of human trafficking of a child, rape, distributing/offering a controlled substance, and enticing a minor. He has not been formally charged yet.
According to the arrest statement, on Sunday, Feb. 8, an officer with the Lehi Police Department was undercover as a 16-year-old girl on an online chat platform. A user — later identified as Christiansen — made contact with the account.
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Christiansen and the officer posing as a 16-year-old began to chat. Despite learning about the 16-year-old’s age, Christiansen allegedly offered to pay $100 to engage in sexual acts with the underage teen…