Youth football coach and wife arrested in sting after allegedly describing a young child as ‘the perfect age’ in encrypted chats and graphic phone calls

An Arkansas couple are in jail after attempting to meet with an extremely young child on the internet for sex, authorities say.

Benjamin Coney, 26, and Emily “Grace” Brinley, 25, stand accused of one count each of internet stalking of a minor and conspiracy to commit rape, according to court documents obtained by Law&Crime.

The male defendant once worked as a minor league football coach in Little Rock — until the “To Catch a Predator”-like sting operation.

Content warning: child sexual abuse references.

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