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ST. GEORGE — A Washington City man arrested during an undercover sting operation was sentenced in federal court for possessing videos depicting the sexual abuse of children.
Damon Roy Campbell, 50, appeared last week in U.S. District Court in St. George for sentencing on one felony count of possession of child pornography. During the hearing, U.S. District Judge Robert J. Shelby sentenced Campbell to serve 96 months in federal prison.
The judge granted credit for the more than 590 days he has already served. Upon his release from prison, Campbell will be placed on post-prison supervision for 15 years.
Campbell was indicted by a federal grand jury following his arrest during an undercover sting operation conducted by the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force on Oct. 24, 2022. The sting was focused on those seeking to meet children using various internet and social media message sites in Washington County, which is how Campbell first caught the attention of the agents, according to charging documents filed at the time of the arrest.
