John Warner Hamilton, Jr., Production of Child Pornography, Oklahoma 2024

Sapulpa Man Sentenced for Production of Child Pornography

A heinous crime has shaken the small town of Sapulpa, Oklahoma. On not provided, a Sapulpa man was sentenced for production of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.

According to court documents, John Warner Hamilton, Jr., 48, a citizen of the Quapaw Tribe of Indians, secretly recorded an unclothed minor child on his cellphone and set up a camera to record from another room. The videos were saved to his device for later viewing.

U.S. District Judge Gregory K. Frizzell handed down a 180-month prison sentence for Hamilton, followed by lifetime supervision by the U.S. Probation Office. Upon his release, Hamilton will also be required to register as a sex offender.

HAMILTON'S CRIMES: Production of Child Pornography

CITY AND STATE: Sapulpa, Oklahoma

DATE: Not provided

SENTENCE: 180 months imprisonment, lifetime supervision, and sex offender registration

The FBI and Sapulpa Police Department investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney George Jiang prosecuted the case.

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. 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, please visit https://www.justice.gov/psc.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndok/pr/sapulpa-man-sentenced-production-child-pornography