Clinton J. Johnson U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma
A Tulsa man has been sentenced to life in prison for crimes involving the attempted coercion and enticement of a minor, as well as possession and distribution of child pornography. U.S. District Judge Sara E. Hill handed down the sentence to 59-year-old Jeffry Alan Clain, who was also ordered to serve a lifetime of supervised release if ever released from prison. Clain will be required to register as a sex offender.
“Clain is every parent's worst nightmare. He not only tried to meet a child to engage in sex but also had hundreds of devices containing child sexual abuse material,” said U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. “This sentence sends a strong message to criminals looking to exploit children. We will be relentless and find anyone looking to harm our children.”
James Carmany, Assistant Special Agent in Charge for the HSI Dallas – Oklahoma Division, stated, “Our agents at HSI collaborate with our law enforcement partners daily to ensure those involved in predatory acts against children are brought to justice. With the life sentence imposed on this defendant, it is assured that he will never harm an innocent child again.”
According to court records, Clain began communicating with someone he believed was a 14-year-old boy through a dating application in July 2024. After learning the supposed age of the individual, Clain made sexual advances and sent nude photos before arranging a meeting at the boy’s home, where he was taken into custody by agents.
During questioning, Clain admitted knowing it was illegal to have sex with a minor and acknowledged possessing child pornography on his cellphone. He further confessed that he had previously engaged in sexual intercourse with another 14-year-old boy while he was an adult.
A search of Clain’s home led agents to more than 170 electronic devices containing over 12,000 images depicting the sexual abuse of minors, including toddlers and infants. Some devices included images from 2016 involving another 14-year-old boy; conversations showed Clain providing links to child sexual abuse material and instructing how to access such content online. The victim from these images was identified and confirmed his identity.
Clain remains in custody awaiting transfer to the U.S. Bureau of Prisons.
The investigation was conducted by Homeland Security Investigations and the Tulsa Police Department under Operation Clean Sweep II, which works alongside the Tornado Alley Child Exploitation and Trafficking Task Force focused on prosecuting child predators in Northern Oklahoma.
This prosecution is part of Project Safe Childhood, an initiative started by the Department of Justice in May 2006 aimed at combating child sexual exploitation through collaboration between federal, state, and local agencies. More information about Project Safe Childhood can be found at Justice.gov/PSC.
