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GREEN RIVER A 69-year-old Rock Springs man was given two consecutive sentences in the Wyoming State Penitentiary for his role in a child pornography exchange dating back to 2016.
Russell Leroy Tanner was charged with 17 counts of sexual exploitation of a child and given an 8-10 year sentence on counts one through nine, and a 6-10 year sentence on counts 10 through 16. Count number 17 was suspended in favor of three years supervised probation.
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The sentences on counts one through nine will run concurrently, as will the sentences for counts 10 through 16. However, those two blocks of time will run consecutively meaning that the minimum amount of time Tanner would spend in prison is 14 years.