Overview
- The 71-year-old pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual exploitation of a minor and entered a no-contest plea to obstruction of justice.
- A judge imposed concurrent prison terms within statutory ranges of one to 15 years for each exploitation count and up to five years for obstruction.
- Investigators reported finding more than 20 sexualized images of children, some as young as five, on Zinn’s phone seized after his detention.
- Court records state he yelled that he had shot Kirk during the Sept. 10 Utah Valley University attack and later told police he was glad he claimed responsibility so the real suspect could escape.
- Prosecutors continue a separate capital case against Tyler Robinson in Kirk’s killing, with the death penalty being pursued.