Delaware County Man Sentenced to Life for Sadistic Abuse of 5-Year-Old

A 41-year-old man from Delaware County, Oklahoma, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the aggravated sexual abuse of a 5-year-old child, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.

U.S. District Judge John D. Russell handed down the life sentence to Glenn David Nickols, who was convicted of Aggravated Sexual Abuse of Minor Under 12 Years of Age in Indian Country and Sexual Exploitation of a Child. If released, Nickols will be required to register as a sex offender and will also be placed on supervised release.

“Project Safe Childhood is our commitment to have our children grow up without fear of exploitation,” said U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. “This life sentence holds Nickols accountable for his predatory actions and puts him in prison where he cannot exploit another child.”

According to court records, from March 2020 through August 2020, Nickols knowingly engaged in repetitive and sadistic sexual acts with the 5-year-old child, whom he tied to a bed with restraints and filmed himself sexually assaulting on multiple occasions.

Nickols previously received a 10-year sentence in Delaware County for Aggravated Possession of Child Pornography and Distributing Obscene Material, relating to possessing additional images and videos depicting the sexual abuse of other children.

The 5-year-old victim is a tribal member. Nickols will remain in custody pending transfer to the U.S. Bureau of Prisons. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Christopher J. Nassar prosecuted the case.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood (PSC), a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section leads PSC, which marshals federal, state and local resources to locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who sexually exploit children and identifies and rescues victims.

For more information about PSC, please visit DOJ’s PSC page. For more information about internet safety education, please visit the resources tab on that page.”