Tulsan Sentenced for Receiving and Distributing Child Sexual Abuse Material

A Tulsa man was sentenced today for Receipt and Distribution of Child Pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.

U.S. District Judge Raul M. Arias-Marxuach sentenced Cameron David Joshua Cox, 26, to 87 months imprisonment, followed by 15 years of supervised release. Upon his release, Cox will also be required to register as a sex offender. Judge Arias-Marxuach further ordered Cox to pay $3,000 in restitution.

The Tulsa Police Department received three separate cyber tips from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). The social media application, Kik, submitted the tips indicating that child sexual abuse material was uploaded by Cox using multiple accounts. While investigating Cox, officers discovered that he worked at a children's museum in Tulsa. Officers served a search warrant on Cox's home while he was present and seized several electronic devices. When Cox spoke with officers, he admitted to using Kik to receive and distribute child sexual abuse material. Further, Cox admitted to viewing child sexual abuse material of newborns up to fourteen years old.

Images and videos recovered by law enforcement were sent to the NCMEC's Child Victim Identification ProgramLinks to other government and non-government sites will typically appear with the "external link" icon to indicate that you are leaving the Department of Justice website when you click the link.. They identified at least five known victims, and victim impact statements were provided to the court. Restitution paid by Cox will go directly to the victims who requested restitution.

Cox will remain in custody pending transfer to the U.S. Bureau of Prisons.

The Tulsa Police Department and the FBI investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Stephanie Ihler and Christopher J. Nassar prosecuted the case.

This case was brought as 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. Attorneys' Offices and CEOS, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, local, and tribal resources to better locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit Justice.gov/PSC.