Clinton J. Johnson U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma
A Tulsa man, Devin James Woodis, 34, has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for receiving and distributing child pornography. U.S. District Judge John D. Russell handed down the sentence, which also includes lifetime supervised release and a requirement for Woodis to register as a sex offender. In addition, Woodis was ordered to pay $18,000 in restitution to his victims.
The case began when the Tulsa Police Department received a CyberTip from the messaging app Kik indicating that Woodis was distributing child sexual abuse material. Officers executed a search warrant at his residence and found evidence that he had engaged in sexually explicit conversations with multiple individuals, including someone he believed to be a 14-year-old minor. Investigators determined that Woodis used several messaging apps—Kik, TeleGuard, and Sessions—to share illegal content.
A review of devices seized during the investigation revealed 258 photos and 242 videos depicting children, toddlers, and infants being sexually abused. The material was submitted to the National Child Victim Identification System managed by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Authorities were able to identify sixty children from these images; several of them provided victim impact statements during court proceedings.
Restitution paid by Woodis will be distributed directly to the identified child victims.
Woodis will remain in custody until he is transferred to the U.S. Bureau of Prisons.
The investigation was conducted by the Tulsa Police Department and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Ashley Robert.
This prosecution falls under Project Safe Childhood, an initiative launched by the Department of Justice in May 2006 aimed at combating child sexual exploitation through coordinated efforts among federal, state, and local agencies. More information about Project Safe Childhood can be found at Justice.gov/PSC.
