Huachuca City, Arizona Man Sentenced to 10 Years on Child Pornography Charges
| U.S. Attorney’s Office May 21, 2009 |
TUCSON, AZ—Thomas Henthorn, 66, of Huachuca City, Ariz., was sentenced on May 19th by U.S. District Judge Cindy K. Jorgenson to 10 years in federal prison. Henthorn pleaded guilty on June 3, 2008, to Distribution of Child Pornography. Henthorn’s term of custody will be followed by lifetime supervised release with stringent sex offender conditions.
Henthorn was arrested by agents of the FBI in November 2007, after an investigation revealed that he was distributing child pornography using a peer-to-peer network. A search of his computer revealed thousands of images of child pornography, including many of pre-pubescent children, and some depicting sadistic conduct.
The investigation was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The prosecution was handled by Carin C. Duryée and David P. Flannigan, Assistant U.S. Attorneys, District of Arizona, Tucson.
CASE NUMBER: CR-07-1979-TUC
RELEASE NUMBER: 2009-168(Henthorn)