Police Arrest Man They Claim To Have Been Attracted On Social Media And Raped An 11-Year-Old Girl | Police & Firemen

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FARMINGTON A 40-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of treating an 11-year-old girl on social media, bringing her to meet him in a park and raping and sexually assaulting her there. Police allege he may have abused other victims and these cases are under investigation.

Davis County Sheriff’s Deputies and FBI Child Exploitation Task Force agents arrested Phillip Brandon Stokes on Monday and he was held in Davis County Jail in Farmington on 15 felony charges , according to a probable cause statement.

Impersonating a 17-year-old, Stokes allegedly had sexualized social media conversations with the girl in late July and persuaded her to send him nude pictures of herself, according to the arrest affidavit . He then allegedly sent her explicit images of himself.

Stokes allegedly persuaded the girl to meet him at a Davis County park, where he allegedly sexually assaulted and raped her. The girl told investigators she told Stokes to stop “20 times,” according to the prosecution document.

Police traced the implicated social media accounts to Stokes and served a search warrant on his home on Monday. The arrest affidavit says he admitted to exchanging explicit photos with the girl and sexually assaulting her.

Investigators said Stokes admitted to treating the girl, whom he had not previously known, and allegedly admitted to sexually abusing two other children. These cases are under investigation.

Stokes reportedly told officers he deleted his social media accounts and destroyed his cell phone when he learned his actions may have been reported.

Davis County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Stephanie Dinsmore said Wednesday the agency did not say exactly where the alleged incidents occurred or where Stokes and the victim live, out of sensitivity to the victims.

Stokes was held without bail on suspicion of child rape and three counts of aggravated child sexual abuse, all first degree felonies; two counts of inciting a minor online and four counts of sexual exploitation of a minor and one count of obstructing justice, all second degree felonies; and four counts of trafficking in material injurious to a minor, a felony in the third degree.

No formal charges had been laid against Stokes by Wednesday morning and he had no lawyer on file.

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