Father arrested for sexting son

KEARNS — A man police say sent his teenage son a pornographic text was charged in Third District Court and arrested after the boy's mother apparently turned him.

The 42-year-old man was arrested late last week on a warrant. He was charged in Third District Court with one count of dealing in harmful materials to a minor.

According to court documents, a woman recently bought a cell phone for her 15-year-old son. She took the phone away to punish him, and while looking through the phone found a picture of a nude woman in a suggestive pose. The text that went along with the photo said 'From dad,' according to charging documents. The picture was allegedly sent in July.

The Deseret News did not name the defendant to protect the victim.

—Pat Reavy