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BLUFFDALE — A man who was allegedly caught hiding inside a young girl's bedroom for 10 days has been arrested for investigation of rape.

Police were called to a home in Bluffdale on Sept. 8 on report of a trespassing. Officers were told a 12-year-old girl had "secretly allowed" an 18-year-old man into the home.

The man was identified as Ryker Xethanial Buxton and had been hiding inside the girl's room for 10 days, a police booking affidavit states.

Buxton was removed from the premises by police, but a week later, the child's parents reported she ran away from home and they suspected it was with Buxton, the affidavit states.

Buxton and the girl were located in Provo on Tuesday, police said. The girl admitted in a forensic interview that she was with Bux

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