An Oklahoma man, Landon Joe Black, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for producing child sexual abuse material (CSAM). According to court documents, Black, aged 25 and from Stilwell, created CSAM involving two child victims which he shared on the dark web. He posed as a young girl online to form relationships with children and directed them to produce CSAM. The images were then shared along with details of the victims' ages and other CSAM content. Some victims were referred to as "baits." Additionally, Black drafted a guide for other offenders and collected detailed information about one child's family, school, and daily activities. The images continue to circulate, causing ongoing harm.
The announcement was made by Matthew R. Galeotti of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Christopher J. Wilson for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, and Special Agent in Charge Doug Goodwater of the FBI Oklahoma City Field Office.
The FBI conducted the investigation into this case. Trial Attorney Gwendelynn Bills from the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS) and Assistant U.S. Attorney Jessie K. Pippin prosecuted it with significant help from former Assistant U.S. Attorney Anthony Marek.
This case is part of Project Safe Childhood, an initiative started in May 2006 by the Department of Justice aimed at combating child sexual exploitation and abuse nationwide. It coordinates federal, state, and local resources to locate and prosecute individuals exploiting children online while identifying and rescuing victims.
For more information about Project Safe Childhood visit www.justice.gov/psc.
