Joshua Lee Bolin, a 26-year-old resident of Sallisaw, Oklahoma, has pleaded guilty to receiving material involving the sexual exploitation of a minor. The plea was entered before the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma.
According to court documents, Bolin received visual depictions of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct between January 2024 and June 28, 2024. The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Sallisaw Police Department.
The Honorable Gerald L. Jackson, U.S. Magistrate Judge, accepted Bolin’s plea and ordered a presentence investigation report. Sentencing will be determined by a U.S. District Court Judge after reviewing federal sentencing guidelines and other statutory factors.
Bolin faces a sentence ranging from five to twenty years in prison and up to a $250,000 fine. He is currently in custody pending sentencing.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Jessie K. Pippin and Emily Wittlinger are prosecuting the case.
