A 31-year-old Indian national has been sentenced to serve 420 months in federal prison for sexually exploiting minors through social media.
Sai Kumar Kurremula, of Edmond, was sentenced on March 27, 2025, for the sexual exploitation of three children and transportation of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester.
According to an affidavit filed in support of a criminal complaint, in October 2023, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) began investigating an account on the social media messaging app, Snapchat, involving a user who was sexually exploiting minor girls.
The Internet Protocol address used to create the account led federal authorities to Kurremula. Public documents and evidence at the sentencing hearing allege Kurremula had sexually exploited at least 19 minors through Snapchat, often posing as a 13- to 15-year-old boy to gain the trust of his victims.
When the victims refused his requests, Kurremula would manipulate, threaten, and extort his victims to produce even more child pornography.
On June 18, 2020, Kurremula pleaded guilty and admitted to sexually exploiting three minor victims and to knowingly transporting images of child pornography.
Specifically, Kurremula admitted that, to ensure the minor victims complied, he: threatened Jane Doe #1 that he would drive to her house and show her parents sexually explicit images of her; threatened Jane Doe #2 that he would come to her house and shoot her family; and threatened Jane Doe #3 that he would publicly post sexually explicit images and videos of her.
‘The appalling exploitation, manipulation, and coercion of multiple children by this defendant justly warranted the 35-year sentence imposed by the Court,’ said U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester.
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Key Facts
- State: Oklahoma
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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