Homemade pornographic videos, marijuana and several weapons were all seized from a West Valley home after police served a no-knock search warrant Monday morning.
Three children living at the home at 3280 S. Pearce Drive were taken into protective custody. A man and woman, ages 37 and 32, were arrested and booked into the Salt Lake County Jail for investigation of sexual exploitation of a minor, dealing in harmful materials to minors and possession of a controlled substance with the intent to distribute.Police said "stacks and stacks" of different videos were seized, as was video filming equipment, pornography and up to three pounds of suspected marijuana. "They were allegedly using the mother and 17-year-old girl in the videotapes with still unidentified males," said West Valley Assistant Police Chief Steve Shreeve.
Police believe others were involved in the operation and other arrests are pending. The drugs were allegedly being sold from the home and the suspects may have been trying to sell the videos, too.
The 17-year-old girl was not the couple's daughter but was apparently living with them. A 9-year-old and a 6-year-old were taken into protective custody.