Oak Ridge Man Sentenced To 27 Years For Distribution And Possession Of Child Pornography

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - On June 23, 2026, Travis O'Neil Todd, 48, of Oak Ridge, TN was sentenced to 324 months imprisonment by the Honorable Thomas A. Varlan, United States District Judge, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Knoxville. Following his imprisonment, Todd will be on lifetime supervised release and will be required to register with state sex offender registries and comply with special sex offender conditions.

As part of the plea agreement filed with the court, Todd agreed to plead guilty to two counts in the indictment charging him with one count of distribution of child pornography, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2252A(a)(2) and (b)(1); and one count of possession and access with intent to view child pornography, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2252A(a)(5)(B) and (b)(2).

Investigators with the Homeland Security Investigations-Internet Crimes Against Children (HSI-ICAC) in Detroit, MI were conducting an undercover operation into KiK groups related to child exploitation. An undercover agent with HSI was contacted by KiK user "Loudnhard" now known to be the defendant regarding exchanging child sexual abuse material. Todd sent the undercover agent two images of a nude, teenage female. HSI and Todd set up an interchange on the Wire application, where Todd sent the undercover agent more sexually explicit images: one of two nude, teenaged girls engaged in sexually explicit conduct; one of a nude, teenage girl in a sexually provocative position; and one of a nude, female toddler with sexually explicit writing on her stomach and legs. Investigation into the KiK user's subscriber information identified Todd as the account holder residing in Oak Ridge, TN. HSI and Knoxville Police Department executed a search warrant of Todd's home. Forensic examination of Todd's phone identified 26 videos and 5 images containing child pornography.

U.S. Attorney Francis M. Hamilton III of the Eastern District of Tennessee made the announcement.

The criminal indictment was the result of an investigation by HSI-ICAC and Knoxville Police Department-ICAC, assisted by Oak Ridge Police Department. This investigation was led by HSI-ICAC Task Force Officer Tom Evans.

Assistant United States Attorney Jennifer Kolman represented the United States.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood (PSC), a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006, by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by the United States Attorney's Offices and the Criminal Division's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, PSC marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims.

For more information about PSC, please visit www.justice.gov/psc. For more information about internet safety education, please visit www.justice.gov/psc/resources.html and click the tab "resources."

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