LEHI, Utah (ABC4) — A Provo man was arrested and charged after messaging an officer posing as a 13-year-old girl online. Documents say he made plans to meet with and sexually abuse who he believed to be a minor.

Patrick Cody Whitney, 28, is charged with enticing a minor, two counts of attempted sodomy on a child, attempted rape of a child, two counts of attempted object rape of a child, five counts of distributing material harmful to minors, and aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor for solicitation.

According to court documents, an officer with the Lehi City Police Department was undercover as a 13-year-old girl on a social media app. On Sept. 23, 2025, Whitney allegedly contacted the account and asked for a picture. The undercover officer told Whitney that they were 13, and he bega

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