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LAYTON — A Farr West man who allegedly told police he is a contractor at Hill Air Force Base with "secret clearance" has been charged with attempting to entice a minor.

Charles Richard Creer, 41, is charged in 2nd District Court with enticing a minor, a second-degree felony; and seven counts of dealing in harmful materials to a minor, a third-degree felony.

On March 12, Creer "engaged in highly graphic sexual conversations with an undercover officer" posing as a 13-year-old girl, according to charging documents, and then "arranged to meet the officer for sex and sent the officer many pornographic images."

Creer used an undisclosed app to talk to the undercover officer, according to a police affidavit.

"Charles works on Hill Air Force Base as a contractor with the Department of Defense and stated that he has a secret clearance. Charles stated over chat that he left work early to meet with the 13-year-old and have sex," the affidavit states.

When Creer arrived at the designated meeting place and officers attempted to arrest him, police say he fled.

"He drove around police cars that had their emergency lights activated. Charles pulled into a gas station and was surrounded," according to the report.

Afer he was taken into custody, Creer told police he was "messing around on the internet and trolling people" and he "denied wanting to have sex," the affidavit states.