Utah News spotted this story published October 7, 2026 at ABC 4. Full coverage may follow as more sources report.
The IP address and the suspect’s computer’s MAC address were captured on the peer-to-peer network several times in both September and October of 2026.
On Tuesday, the Utah Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force conducted an investigation at the Salt Lake City Public Library and were able to determine that the suspect was “possibly” Perea.