Man sentenced in Sexual Exploitation of a Minor case
(FLORENCE, AZ) - A Valley man has been sentenced to more than a dozen years in the Arizona Department of Corrections for Sexual Exploitation of a Minor.
On December 5th, 2022, Superior Court Judge Jason Holmberg sentenced Carlos Chavez, 32, to 17 years in the Arizona Department of Corrections followed by lifetime probation.
Chavez pled guilty to Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, a Class 2 Felony and Dangerous Crime Against Children; and Sexual Exploitation of a Minor in the Second Degree, a Class 3 Felony and Preparatory Dangerous Crime Against Children.
Chavez pled guilty to Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, a Class 2 Felony and Dangerous Crime Against Children; and Sexual Exploitation of a Minor in the Second Degree, a Class 3 Felony and Preparatory Dangerous Crime Against Children.
In August 2022, Chavez was arrested after Superior Police received a report that Chavez had an ongoing illicit relationship with a minor. After his arrest, investigators used a search warrant to extract data from Chavez's cell phone, which contained illegal files depicting the exploitative exhibition of children, according to court documents.
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