Devan Caulk, a 21-year-old resident of Honolulu, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for producing child pornography. Following his release, he will be subject to ten years of supervised release and must register as a sex offender. Caulk entered a guilty plea in October 2025.
According to court documents, Caulk admitted to initiating an online conversation with a minor and persuading the child to create and send him sexually explicit material. He misrepresented his age as fifteen and directed the victim through Instagram video communication to undress and perform sexual acts. When the victim refused, Caulk threatened to distribute nude images of her online.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation conducted the investigation into this case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeannette Graviss is handling the prosecution.
"This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and CEOS, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to better locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, visit www.justice.gov/psc," according to the press release from United States Attorney Ken Sorenson.
