A Vail, Arizona man, Stephen Patrick Luethy, was sentenced this week to 132 months in prison after previously pleading guilty in October 2019 to Receipt of Child Pornography.
In February 2019, the 57-year-old Luethy was indicted after a federal investigation revealed he had been sending money to individuals in the Philippines in exchange for child exploitation materials. Luethy had asked multiple individuals to create videos depicting mutilation of children, in addition to child sex abuse videos.
The Department of Justice says there is no evidence to suggest that videos depicting child mutilation were created in response to Luethy’s requests.
When Luethy is released from prison he will be placed on lifetime supervised release. He will also be required to register as a sex offender and to complete a sex offender treatment program.