A Claremore man was sentenced on Apr. 20 after being found guilty of receiving and distributing child sexual abuse material, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.
U.S. District Judge Sara E. Hill ordered James Daniel Lee Campbell, age 22, to serve 97 months in prison followed by ten years of supervised release for the receipt and distribution of child pornography. Upon his release, Campbell must register as a sex offender and is barred from viewing sexually explicit materials such as pornography. The court also ordered him to pay $3,000 in restitution.
The case began in October 2023 when the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children received a cybertip indicating that Campbell had uploaded, shared, and saved a video depicting the sexual abuse of a child. Agents executed a search warrant at Campbell’s home and seized several electronic devices. According to court documents, investigators found that Campbell used Snapchat and Telegram to communicate with others about child sexual abuse material and exchanged photos and videos through these platforms. He also used pre-teen dating applications to contact children.
Authorities reported that Campbell possessed 47 videos and 13 images involving the sexual abuse of children, including infants and toddlers, as well as material involving bestiality and other exploitative content described as child erotica. The evidence was submitted to the National Child Victim Identification System managed by NCMEC for identification purposes; eleven individuals were identified as victims who were able to submit impact statements to the court.
Campbell had previously been released on bond but was taken into custody following his guilty plea in October 2025; he will remain detained pending transfer to federal prison facilities. Homeland Security Investigations led the investigation while Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephen Flynn prosecuted the case.
This prosecution falls under Project Safe Childhood—a nationwide initiative launched by the Department of Justice in May 2006—to address increasing instances of online child exploitation by coordinating federal resources with state, local, tribal agencies aimed at apprehending offenders and rescuing victims.
The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma contributes to community safety through enforcement efforts according to its official website. It is part of the U.S Department of Justice as outlined on its official website with more than 65 Assistant United States Attorneys on staff per its official website. The office enforces federal laws through impartial litigation alongside strategic partnerships according to its official website, covering prosecutions across eleven counties in northeastern Oklahoma including Tulsa County as indicated on its official site.
