George Zinn, already implicated for interfering with the investigation into the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, now faces graver accusations involving possession of child pornography.
Court documents submitted on Tuesday in Utah disclose that FBI agents discovered images of underage girls in their underwear on Zinn’s phone. Prosecutors have charged him with four counts of sexual exploitation of a minor. The filings state that Zinn confessed to federal agents that he becomes “sexually aroused” by children.
Zinn was first arrested on September 10 after falsely claiming responsibility for the shooting that killed Kirk during a campus event at Utah Valley University. Kirk was fatally shot in the neck while answering questions from the stage.
Authorities reported that Zinn later admitted to lying about being the shooter. After experiencing chest pains, he was taken to a hospital, where FBI agents questioned him about any illegal content on his phone. Zinn allegedly admitted to using it to view “child sexual abuse material.”
Zinn now faces both the initial obstruction charge and the new counts of sexual exploitation as prosecutors escalate their legal action against him.
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