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Tucson man given 10 years for child pornography offense

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TUCSON, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - Zachary Zane Stephenson, 45, was sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of Possession of Child Pornography.

Stephenson was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Cindy K. Jorgenson.

On Oct. 28, 2020, Stephenson was on supervision in connection to a similar prior conviction and was charged after he was caught using his cellphone to access graphic child sexual abuse material.

After his release from prison, Stephenson will be placed on lifetime supervised release with strict conditions of supervision.

He will also be required to register as a sex offender and complete a sex offender treatment program.

Homeland Security Investigations, Tucson, led the investigation in this case. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Carin C. Duryee and Erica L. Seger, District of Arizona, Tucson, conducted the prosecution.

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