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CEDAR CITY — A 24-year-old Enoch resident has been sentenced to up to 45 years in prison for possessing child pornography.
Triston Cree Rivera had previously pleaded guilty to three counts of sexual exploitation of a minor and was sentenced by 5th District Judge Ann Marie McIff Allen, who imposed a term of one to 15 years in prison for each of the second-degree felony counts and ordered that they be served consecutively.
The charges against Rivera stem from an investigation in April 2020, when Enoch police officers, acting on a warrant, seized Rivera's phone during the course of a fraud case.
When the contents of the phone were searched, investigators reportedly found several images and videos depicting young children being sexually abused.
During Rivera's sentencing on Dec. 30, Iron County Attorney Chad Dotson described the videos and images in question as being "horrific, depraved and heartbreaking."
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