Broken Arrow man Earl Hardy Morrow, 39, was convicted Wednesday on federal charges after investigators uncovered more than 4,000 images and videos of child sexual abuse on his electronic devices. A federal jury in Tulsa found Morrow guilty of distribution and receipt of child pornography, as well as possession of child pornography, following a trial that exposed the disturbing extent of his digital archive of child exploitation material.
The investigation began Feb. 20, 2020, when files of child sexual abuse material were sent directly to the Tulsa Police Department’s Cyber Crimes Unit via the BitTorrent network. Agents traced the transmission to an IP address linked to Morrow’s residence. On Feb. 27, officers executed a search warrant at his home, where Morrow admitted to using BitTorrent and possessing illegal content on his computer. Inside his bedroom, forensic teams recovered multiple devices loaded with graphic depictions of child rape and molestation.
Among the seized evidence: a 32GB thumb drive attached to Morrow’s car keys containing 3,140 pictures and 25 videos of child sexual abuse material. His custom-built computer held 546 images and 85 videos of child pornography, along with the qBittorrent software. A second thumb drive labeled “Daddy’s Collection” — authored by Morrow — included a document listing specific child pornography search terms. In total, authorities found over 4,000 illicit files across five devices, many involving prepubescent minors and children under 12.
Acting U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson condemned Morrow’s actions as part of a global predatory network. “My office and our local, state, tribal, and federal law enforcement partners seek to protect children not only from their sexual abuser, but also from their revictimization through the repeated viewing of that abuse in child pornography,” Johnson said. “Individuals like Earl Morrow must be held accountable for their role in a vile industry that preys on children across the globe.”
The case was led by the Tulsa Police Department’s Cyber Crimes Unit with critical support from Homeland Security Investigations. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Christopher J. Nassar, Nathan E. Michel, and Stacey P. Todd prosecuted the case before visiting U.S. District Judge Daniel D. Crabtree of Kansas, who presided over the trial. The conviction marks a win in the Northern District of Oklahoma’s Operation Clean Sweep, which targeted 33 child predators in a coordinated crackdown.
This prosecution is also part of Project Safe Childhood, a national initiative launched by the Department of Justice in May 2006 to combat the online sexual exploitation of children. Spearheaded by U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), the program integrates federal, state, and local efforts to identify, apprehend, and prosecute offenders — and to rescue victims. For more information, visit www.justice.gov/psc.
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Key Facts
- State: Oklahoma
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: Official Source ↗
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