Smithfield man sentenced for propositioning 11-year-old girl to have sex with him – KVNU

LOGAN — An 18-year-old Smithfield man convicted of trying to bribe an 11-year-old girl to have sex with him has been spared any further jail time. Matthew Yi-De Harvey was given credit for two weeks in jail and seven month on pretrial supervision instead of any more incarceration. Harvey was sentenced Sept. 10 in Logan’s 1st District Court. He previously accepted a plea deal, pleading guilty to enticing a minor and criminal solicitation of a minor, both amended to second-degree felonies. According to prosecutors, Cache County Sheriff’s deputies received a call from a male individual on Dec. 4, 2024, explaining how Harvey was chatting with his little sister on Snapchat. The complainant said the suspect had offered to pay the young girl $50 to have sex with him. Harvey had initially told the victim that he was a freshman. He also reportedly asked her if she had any friends who would also be interested in being paid to have sex. Deputies were able to obtain a warrant and trace the Snapchat account. It was registered to an email address in Harvey’s name. An IP address was also tracked to his Smithfield residence. Investigators found additional chats with other females, where
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