Sergio Herran, Child Pornography Charges, Arizona 2025

Tucson Man Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison on Child Pornography Charges

TUCSON, Ariz. – Sergio Herran, 47, of Tucson, Arizona, was sentenced on June 17, 2025, by Senior United States District Judge Raner C. Collins to a term of 8 years in prison and a term of 5 years in prison, to be served concurrently.

Following a four-day trial in March, a jury convicted Herran of Distribution of Child Pornography and Possession of Child Pornography.

Herran will be on lifetime supervision upon release from prison and must register as a sex offender. Herran was also ordered to pay restitution to identified victims.

Herran was previously tried and convicted in 2019 before a jury, but the conviction was reversed on appeal by the Ninth Circuit.

On retrial, the evidence presented showed that Herran was responsible for downloading, viewing, and sharing images and videos of child pornography.

These videos and images were located on Herran’s computer hard drive, phone SD card, and a tablet, which were found in Herran’s bedroom within an arm’s reach from where he slept.

In total, there were over 10,000 images and 1,500 videos of child pornography on Herran’s devices, although only a representative sample was charged in the indictment.

Herran was found guilty of distribution of two videos of child pornography, possession of 13 images of child pornography, and possession of eight videos of child pornography.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-az/pr/tucson-man-sentenced-8-years-prison-child-pornography-charges