Murray Boys & Girls Club teen director arrested on child abuse charges

MURRAY, Utah – The teen program director of the Murray branch of the Boys and Girls Club has been arrested on multiple charges related to child sexual abuse.

Patrick Robert Baker was taken into custody Monday and faces one count of sexual exploitation of a minor and enticement of a minor.

According to arrest documents, Baker used the Internet and text messages to contact someone he believed was a 5-year-old boy. In the messages, Baker suggested having sexual intercourse with the minor after meeting the child.

When Baker arrived at the designated location to meet the boy, he saw law enforcement officers waiting for him and attempted to run away. The 25-year-old was arrested by officers and arrested.

Baker, who later admitted to police that he had child sex abuse material on his phone, was ordered held in jail without bail.