Clinton J. Johnson U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma
Nicholas Kyle Dietzel, a resident of Tulsa, Oklahoma, was sentenced for attempting to coerce and entice a minor and possession of child pornography. U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson announced the sentencing on Tuesday.
U.S. District Judge Sara E. Hill handed down a sentence of 210 months in prison to Dietzel, aged 45, followed by 15 years of supervised release. Upon his release, he will be required to register as a sex offender and pay a $200 special monetary assessment.
Court documents reveal that Dietzel used an online platform and an encrypted messaging app to communicate with someone he believed was the mother of a seven-year-old girl. Between November 2023 and January 2024, he discussed grooming and engaging in sexual activities with the child. He sent videos of child pornography to the woman for her to show the child and mailed sex toys for her use on the child. Believing they lived in Phoenix, Arizona, Dietzel booked a flight there but was arrested at Tulsa International Airport on January 18, 2024. The woman was actually an undercover law enforcement officer.
Dietzel is identified as a citizen of the Cherokee Nation Tribe.
He will remain in custody until transferred to the U.S. Bureau of Prisons.
The investigation involved several agencies including Homeland Security Investigations offices in Tulsa and Phoenix, Tulsa International Airport Police Department, Tulsa Police Department, Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office, Creek County Sheriff’s Office, and Collinsville Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Ashley Robert prosecuted the case.
This case is part of Project Safe Childhood, an initiative by the Department of Justice launched in May 2006 to combat child sexual exploitation and abuse through coordinated efforts by federal, state, and local resources.
For more information about Project Safe Childhood visit Justice.gov/PSC.
