Ronnie Lee Lamb, Sexual Abuse of a Minor, Oklahoma 2022

Ada Resident Sentenced for Sexual Abuse of a Minor and Possession of Child Pornography

In a shocking case, Ronnie Lee Lamb, a 40-year-old Ada, Oklahoma resident, was sentenced to 180 months per count for three counts of sexual abuse of a minor in Indian Country, and 180 months for one count of possession of child pornography. The sentences are set to run concurrently.

The crimes were committed in Pontotoc County, within the boundaries of the Chickasaw Nation Reservation and the Eastern District of Oklahoma. The case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.

Lamb pleaded guilty on October 10, 2021, to engaging in sexual acts with a minor and to knowingly possessing visual depictions of a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct. The investigation was conducted by the Pontotoc County Sheriff’s Office and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

The Honorable John F. Heil, III, U.S. District Judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, presided over the hearing in Muskogee. Lamb will remain in custody of the U.S. Marshal pending transportation to a designated United States Bureau of Prisons facility to serve a non-paroleable sentence of incarceration.

Assistant United States Attorneys Edith A. Singer and Anthony C. Marek represented the United States in this case. This case is a stark reminder of the importance of protecting our children from predators like Ronnie Lee Lamb.

Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.justice.gov/psc. For more information about internet safety education, please visit www.justice.gov/psc and click on the tab “Resources.”

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edok/pr/ada-resident-sentenced-sexual-abuse-minor-and-possession-child-pornography