Child Sexual Abuse Material Charges Rock Oklahoma Community

TULSA, Okla. – In a shocking turn of events, Ruben Manuel Barraza Reyes, a 26-year-old Mexican national, has been arrested and indicted for possessing and distributing child sexual abuse material. The indictment shows that Barraza Reyes is charged with Receipt and Distribution of Child Pornography, Possession of Child Pornography, and Obscene Visual Representations of the Sexual Abuse of Children.

According to court documents, law enforcement identified and arrested an individual in Alaska in August 2025 who was receiving and distributing child sexual abuse material using the messaging application, Telegram. The arrested individual was found to be chatting with a user later identified as Barraza Reyes. Within two days, they shared dozens of images and videos that contained child sexual abuse material, including obscene drawings of children being sexually abused.

Through search warrants, agents seized devices at Barraza Reyes’ home and a cellphone he possessed at the time of arrest. While booking Barraza Reyes into jail, agents discovered that he is unlawfully residing in the United States.

The FBI is currently investigating the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Emily Dewhurst is prosecuting the case.

An indictment is merely an allegation. The defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

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 Justice.gov/PSC.

Defendant’s Information:

Defendant: Ruben Manuel Barraza Reyes

Criminal Charges: Receipt and Distribution of Child Pornography, Possession of Child Pornography, and Obscene Visual Representations of the Sexual Abuse of Children

City and State: Tulsa, Oklahoma

Exact Date: August 2025 (arrest date)

Sentence or Outcome: Currently pending

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