Clinton J. Johnson U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma
A Claremore man was sentenced on April 20 after being found guilty of receiving and distributing child sexual abuse material, according to U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.
U.S. District Judge Sara E. Hill ordered James Daniel Lee Campbell, age 22, to serve 97 months in prison followed by ten years of supervised release for the receipt and distribution of child pornography. Upon his release, Campbell must register as a sex offender and is barred from viewing sexually explicit materials such as pornography. The court also required him to pay $3,000 in restitution.
The case began in October 2023 when the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children received a cybertip identifying Campbell as someone who uploaded, shared, and saved videos depicting the sexual abuse of children. A search warrant executed at his home led agents to seize several electronic devices where they discovered that Campbell had used Snapchat and Telegram to discuss and exchange child sexual abuse material with others. He also used pre-teen dating applications to connect with minors.
Authorities reported that Campbell possessed 47 videos and 13 images showing children being sexually abused—including content involving infants, toddlers, bestiality, and other illegal material described as child erotica. These files were submitted to the National Child Victim Identification System managed by NCMEC for identification purposes; eleven victims were identified and allowed to submit impact statements to the court. Restitution will go directly to one victim who requested it.
Campbell was previously released on bond but taken into custody following his guilty plea in October 2025; he will remain detained until transferred into federal prison custody. Homeland Security Investigations led the investigation while Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephen Flynn prosecuted the case.
This prosecution is part of Project Safe Childhood—a Department of Justice initiative launched in May 2006 aimed at combating online exploitation and abuse of children through coordinated efforts among federal, state, local, and tribal authorities.
The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma enforces federal laws through impartial litigation and strategic partnerships designed to enhance community safety across its jurisdiction according to its official website. The office employs more than 65 Assistant United States Attorneys serving Tulsa County among ten other counties in northeastern Oklahoma as outlined on its official website.
