A Tucson man has been sentenced to 18 years in federal prison after admitting to sexually abusing two young children.
According to federal prosecutors, 30-year-old Johney Lynn Hammond was sentenced May 26. He had previously pleaded guilty to two counts of abusive sexual contact with a child.
Authorities said the abuse occurred between Jan. 1, 2014, and Oct. 25, 2017. Prosecutors said the victims were both younger than 9 years old at the time of the offenses.
In addition to the prison sentence, Hammond will serve a lifetime term of supervised release after completing his sentence.
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