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'Particularly heinous and disgusting': Pleasant Grove man arrested for grooming, exploitation of 17-year-old

By ABC 4 · October 2, 2026 · 1 min read
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A Pleasant Grove man is behind bars for allegedly grooming and exploiting a 17-year-old girl from Texas on social media. Police described his actions as "particularly heinous."

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