Tucson Man Gets 170 Years For Sexual Exploitation Of A Minor

TUCSON, AZ – A Tucson man convicted of sexual exploitation of a minor has been sentenced to 170 years in prison. Edgar Allen Fristoe learned his fate on Friday, according to state Attorney General Mark Brnovich.

Fristoe had been arrested by the Tucson Police Department after they received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

The center told detectives that child pornography had been uploaded to a Google photos account.

Detectives were able to determine that the account belonged to Fristoe, who had been convicted in 1981 in Prescott, AZ for attempted sexual conduct with a minor and in Oklahoma for indecent exposure in 2001. Sign up for Tucson Patch for real-time news alerts and free morning newsletters. Like us on Facebook. Also, download the free Patch iPhone app or free Patch Android app.)

After getting search warrants, the detectives found numerous pictures and videos of child pornography on Fristoe’s phone. Forensic analysis of Fristoe’s phone revealed he had also transmitted the child pornography to other people using a chat messaging service.

All of the victims in the pictures and videos are under 15.