Prue Man Sentenced After Sexually Abusing a 14-Year-Old and Receiving Child Pornography

TULSA, Okla. - A Prue man was sentenced today for Sexual Abuse of a Minor in Indian Country and Receipt of Child Pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.

U.S. District Judge John F. Heil, III, sentenced Caleb Paul Toothman, 43, to 365 months imprisonment, followed by lifetime supervised release. Upon his release, Toothman will also be required to register as a sex offender. Judge Heil further ordered Toothman to pay $3,000 in restitution.

In December 2023, Toothman connected with a 14-year-old minor victim through a website and began communicating with them via social media. On two separate occasions, the minor victim agreed to meet Toothman and snuck out of their home. Toothman picked up the minor and then drove to a park where he sexually abused the victim. Further, Toothman requested and received sexually explicit photos of the minor victim.

Toothman is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation and will remain in custody pending transfer to the U.S. Bureau of Prisons.

Homeland Security Investigations and the Tulsa Police Department investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Nathan Michel and Kate Brandon prosecuted the case.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by U.S. Attorneys' Offices and 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. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit Justice.gov/PSC.