Johnston County Resident Pleads Guilty To Possessing Child Sexual Exploitation Material

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Bobby Ray Skaggs, age 46, of Mannsville, Oklahoma, entered a guilty plea to one count of Possession of Certain Material Involving the Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, punishable by up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

The Indictment alleged that between January 2019 and December 2025, Skaggs knowingly possessed and accessed with intent to view visual depictions of minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct.

The charge arose from an investigation by Homeland Security Investigations.

The Honorable Jason A. Robertson, Magistrate Judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, accepted the plea and ordered the completion of a presentence investigation report.

A U.S. District Court Judge will determine the sentence to be imposed after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

Skaggs will remain in the custody of the United States Marshals Service pending sentencing.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Jessie K. Pippin represented the United States.