Man arrested for child porn suspected in Ogden sex offense crimes, police say

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OGDEN — An Ogden man was charged Friday with possessing child pornography.

Phillip Joseph Dykeman III, 18, was charged with five counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, a second-degree felony, in 2nd District Court.

The investigation began in September when “a popular social media website reported to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that an online user uploaded seven digital files depicting child pornography,” according to a police affidavit.

Investigators were able to trace the files back to Dykeman’s address in Ogden, where they served a search warrant on Thursday.

“During the execution of the search warrant, the defendant, who was located inside the residence, admitted in a post-Miranda interview to possessing and distributing child pornography via the internet using the popular media website,” according to charging documents.

While investigating that case, detectives determined Dykeman was also a suspect in two sex offense cases in Ogden, according to the affidavit.

“These cases are currently being screened for additional charges through the Weber County Attorney’s Office,” the affidavit states.

As of Friday, no formal charges had been filed in those investigations.

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