Champaign County man pleads guilty to distributing child pornography

DAYTON, Ohio - Christopher Creamer, 40, of Urbana, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to distributing child pornography.

The plea agreement includes a recommended sentence of between 60 and 210 months in prison.

According to court documents, from June to August 2025, Creamer communicated online with who he believed to be a Telegram user but was actually an FBI agent. Creamer admitted to sending two images and 16 videos of child pornography to the agent. He also discussed his interest in the sexual abuse of children.

In a subsequent search of Creamer's electronic devices, agents discovered more than 3,000 images and 130 videos depicting child pornography, including images of the sexual abuse of infants and toddlers and sadomasochistic abuse.

Creamer was arrested and charged by federal criminal complaint in March 2026.

Sentencing of the defendant will be determined by the Court based on the advisory sentencing guidelines and other statutory factors at a future hearing.

Dominick S. Gerace II, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, and Jason Cromartie, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Cincinnati Division, announced the guilty plea entered today before Senior U.S. District Judge Thomas M. Rose. Assistant United States Attorney Christina E. Mahy is representing the United States in this case.

This case is part of Project Safe Childhood, 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 U.S. Attorney's Offices and the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to better locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims.

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