TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) – Former Cochise County Deputy Attorney Paul Correa found out his fate during a sentencing hearing in Bisbee on Tuesday, Aug. 4.
Correa was sentenced to probation for three years after pleading guilty to tampering with evidence. Charges of harassment by surveillance and public sexual indecency were dropped as part of the deal he reached with La Paz County Attorney Rachel Shackelford.
He has already served 79 days in jail, and won’t spend any more time behind bars unless he violates the terms of his probation. The judge ordered Correa to have a mental health examination, which includes a sex offender evaluation, but doesn’t mean he is a registered sex offender…