A Brigham Young University assistant professor was arrested after allegedly sending messages and explicit photos to an officer undercover as a 17-year-old girl.
Stephen Henry McKean, 32, was arrested for two charges of enticing a minor and distributing material harmful to minors.
Court documents state that McKean messaged the agent, holding sexually explicit conversations, understanding the party was a minor, before sending explicit photos of himself.
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