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Tattoo shop owner sentenced to 10 years in prison for child porn case

By Sumiko Keil

May 14, 2020 9:45 AM

Published May 14, 2020 9:42 AM

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY)-Judge Nelson sentenced the tattoo shop owner to 10 years in prison for attempted sexual exploitation of a minor.

Joseph K. Yeghoian, 35, was arrested in December after the Yuma Police Department received a report from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

The tip indicated someone in Yuma had online accounts with pornographic images and videos featuring children.

According to YPD, Yeghoian was arrested on charges of exploitation of a minor, as well as drug and paraphernalia possession. Police say further investigation led them to a number of videos shot with hidden cameras inside Yeghoian's shop - Hammerhead Tattoo on 4th Avenue.

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Sumiko Keil

Sumiko Keil has served as the Digital Content Producer since March 2019.

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