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

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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.

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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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