Actor Stoney Westmoreland played grandfather of title character on Disney Channel series „Andi Mack,“ which films in Utah<\/b>
\nActor Stoney Westmoreland, who plays the title character\u2019s grandfather on Disney Channel\u2019s \u201cAndi Mack,\u201d was arrested Friday in Salt Lake City and is accused of trying to arrange a sexual liaison with a minor.
Westmoreland, 48, is charged with trying to entice, solicit, seduce or lure a minor by internet or text, and well as \u201cdealing in materials harmful\u201d to a minor, according to the Salt Lake County sheriff\u2019s department .
\u201cStoney Westmoreland, an actor working on the series \u2018Andi Mack,\u2019 was arrested in Salt Lake City today. Given the nature of the charges and our responsibility for the welfare of employed minors,\u201d a Disney spokesperson said in a statement provided to TheWrap, \u201cwe have released him from his recurring role and he will not be returning to work on the series which wraps production on its third season next week.\u201d
\u201cAndi Mack\u201d films at Salt Lake City\u2019s Wasatch Junior High.
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Salt Lake City NBC affiliate KSL reported Friday that Westmoreland attempted to arrange sex online with a person he believed to be 13 years old. The outlet reports that an affidavit filed in the third district court accuses the actor of communicating with the person he believed to be underage \u201con an internet app used for dating and meeting people for the purpose of engaging in sexual activity.\u201d
According to the affadavit, as reported by KSL, Westmoreland requested sexual acts and nude photos from the person, and sent them pornographic materials.
Westmoreland has appeared in television shows such as \u201cBetter Call Saul,\u201d \u201cAgents of S. H. I. E. L. D.\u201d and \u201cScandal,\u201d and films such as \u201cGodzilla\u201d (1998).
Representatives for Westmoreland did not immediately respond to a request for comment from TheWrap.<\/p>\n