TREMONTON, Utah (ABC4) — An out-of-state university professor was taken into custody in Box Elder County on Monday, accused of 20 counts of second-degree felony sexual exploitation of a minor.

The suspect, identified as Collin James Hawkins, 27, had allegedly downloaded several videos containing child sex abuse material (CSAM) onto two separate phones.

According to court documents, Kik, a messenger app, reported the illegal content to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. The case was originally assigned to the Idaho Crimes Against Children task force, but was later transferred to Utah after his name and address were found to be associated with a home in Tremonton.

Utah detectives conducted a search of the home on Sunday, June 1, and detained Hawkins for questioning. H

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