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SALT LAKE CITY — Authorities in two states combined to bring child pornography charges against an Alabama man accused of soliciting a Utah child over the Internet.
The Internet Crimes Against Children task force from the Utah Attorney General's Office worked with law enforcement officials in Alabama after receiving information of an online enticement of a minor.
The joint investigation led to the arrest of Brenson Forrest Humphreys, 29, of Mobile, Alabama, according to the attorney general's office. He faces four counts of possession of child pornography and one count each of transmitting obscene material to a minor and electronic solicitation of a child.
Utah's multi-agency Internet crimes task force often works on cases with law enforcement officials in other states.
Attorney General Sean Reyes said many parents have a hard time imagining their children talking to dangerous strangers online, but it happens too regularly.
"All families who have children on the Web should be having regular conversations about Internet safety," he said in a prepared statement. "Although our ICAC task force works around the clock with futuristic technologies to remove threats before perpetrators reach out personally to children, there are constant threats and it is critical that parents stay actively involved."
