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RANCHO RESORT MAINTANANCE POSITION Health Care Sierra Tucson Eating Disorders Program Coordinator General A1 Communications Cable Techs Hourly UpdateDog-breeder indicted for possession of child pornArizona Daily Star
Tucson, Arizona | Published: 05.02.2008
A man facing charges for his suspected involvement in a Pima County dog-fighting organization has been indicted on charges that he possessed child pornography.
Juan Verdin, 40, was indicted on 11 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor under 15, Deputy County Attorney Susan Eazer said Friday.
During the investigation of Verdin’s role in the dog-fighting operation, authorities obtained evidence that led to the additional charges, Eazer said.
The indictment lists 11 images that Verdin either recorded, filmed, photographed, developed or duplicated that depict minors engaged in sexual acts.
The indictment includes graphic descriptions of children involved in sexual activities, sometimes with other minors and sometimes with adults. All of the children are described as under 15 and one is described as an infant.
Each of the counts is listed as a dangerous crime against children.
Verdin was already facing two counts of dog fighting, 10 counts of animal cruelty and 16 counts of failure to obtain licenses in connection with a dog-fighting ring.
According to Star archives, Verdin and his wife, Zenaida Verdin, were arrested at a property on West Indian Kitchen Road, west of Sahuarita.
According to authorities, deputies began investigating a possible ring last March after they received tips from Chicago police and the Humane Society of the United States.
Officers in Chicago stopped a van carrying several fighting dogs and they developed information that led them to Tucson.
Pima County sheriff's deputies seized at least 150 dogs during raids on Feb. 19, along with $10,000 in cash and more than 60 firearms varying from revolvers to assault-type guns, officials said.
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