A 32-year-old dentist from Queen Creek is facing 10 felony counts of sexual exploitation of a minor after Maricopa County Sheriff's Office deputies arrested him on a grand jury warrant. Landon Val Hirschi was booked into the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office jail on Nov. 9 on a $150,000 bond, according to court records.
The grand jury warrant charged Hirschi with 10 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor under age 15, according to The Arizona Republic, which reported the arrest after 12News did. A separate 12News report hosted by Yahoo News confirms that deputies arrested the 32-year-old Queen Creek man on the grand jury arrest warrant and that he was booked with the $150,000 bond on Nov. 9.
Charges Fall Under State Child Pornography Statute
The charges against Hirschi are classified under Arizona's child pornography law, per the Republic's reporting. Arizona Revised Statutes §13-3553, which covers sexual exploitation of a minor, states that a person commits the offense by knowingly engaging in the conduct described in the statute, according to the Arizona State Legislature's published text of the law.
Court paperwork reviewed in the report lists Hirschi's place of employment as a dental office in the Valley. The same account notes that an active dental license under the defendant's name is filed with the Arizona State Board of Dental Examiners.
