A federal jury in Tulsa, Oklahoma, returned a guilty verdict against Adam Joseph King, 35, of Pryor, for Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Minor Under 12 in Indian Country and Abusive Sexual Contact with a Minor Under 12 in Indian Country.
The minor victim, a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, suffered at the hands of King, who knowingly engaged in a sexual act with the minor from November 2017 through August 2021.
According to evidence presented at trial, King rekindled a relationship with a former girlfriend who had an eight-year-old daughter in 2017. Shortly after the girlfriend moved in with King, he began sexually abusing the child while her mother was at work.
The child victim described the sexual abuse she received and reported the abuse to a school counselor. Experts further testified that the evidence collected from King’s bedroom matched the DNA of the child victim.
King’s girlfriend denied any wrongdoing by King, but the investigation showed that King and his girlfriend had denied any wrongdoing by King. Once the investigation began, the minor victim was removed from the mother’s home and placed in the custody of her grandparents.
King will remain in the custody of the U.S. Marshal Service. Sentencing will be scheduled at a later date.
The FBI, the Catoosa Police Department, and the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigations investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Valeria Luster and Matthew Cyran prosecuted the case.
U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson stated, “Today, a jury held Adam King accountable for his abusive actions towards an innocent child. This guilty verdict resulted because of the courage of the child victim and the collaborative work among local, state, and federal law enforcement partners, demonstrating a commitment to the Justice Department’s Project Safe Childhood initiative.”
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Key Facts
- State: Oklahoma
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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