AZ ICAC Task Force, FBI & MCAO - Businessman showed unlawful images to 16 year old employee - 10 years prison
April 18, 2007
Phoenix, Arizona - Maricopa County Superior Court
Offender: Tommy Jacob Vetter, age 49. Owner of Vetter Packing and Moving
Charges: Two counts sexual exploitation of a minor (child pornography)
Sentence: Ten years prison followed by 99 years probation and sex offender registration
Agencies: Arizona ICAC Task Force, FBI, Maricopa County Attorney’s Office (MCAO)
On October 17, 2004, a 16 year old employee of Vetter Packing and Moving reported that her boss, 49 year old Tommy Vetter, had shown her images of child pornography on a computer at their Phoenix workplace. Investigators from the Phoenix ICAC Task Force and FBI diligently worked on the case. A search warrant was served at the business and computers were seized. Detectives interviewed Vetter, a divorced father of two. An investigator from the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office conducted a forensics examination of Vetter’s computer and found numerous unlawful images. The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office represented the state and Vetter was indicted by a grand jury in March, 2006. On April 18, 2007, Vetter plead guilty to two counts of sexual exploitation of a minor (child pornography). He was sentenced to ten years prison followed by 99 years probation and registration as a sex offender.