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Cochise County Fires Prosecutor After Arrest Over Alleged Indecency Involving Juvenile

Prosecution shifts to La Paz County because his former office is conflicted.

Overview

  • Police say Paul Correa was booked on allegations of public sexual indecency and evidence tampering after a Dec. 18 arrest during a high‑risk traffic stop in Benson.
  • Sierra Vista officers report finding him in a car outside a Target on Dec. 17 with his pants disheveled while viewing a video he had recorded of a juvenile.
  • A Target employee first called 911 about a vehicle blocking another vehicle, and officers learned of the alleged recording while responding.
  • Investigators seized Correa’s personal and work phones under a search warrant as part of the ongoing case.
  • Cochise County Attorney Lori Zucco terminated the more than 20‑year prosecutor and emphasized that Correa remains entitled to due process.