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Tulsa Doc Guilty of Child Porn
A Tulsa physician has pleaded guilty to producing child pornography, federal authorities announced today.
Shelby J. Coleman, 38, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, was arrested in September 2013 and has been in federal custody ever since. Coleman, a medical doctor and partner of Tulsa Women’s Health Center, pleaded guilty to the sexual exploitation of a child.
Coleman admitted to communicating with a 16-year-old minor in Laclede County, Missouri, identified as John Doe, via cell phone texts. At Coleman’s request, John Doe sent him multiple sexually explicit images of himself.
The investigation began when John Doe’s father discovered the text messages and contacted the Missouri State Highway Patrol. A state trooper assumed the identity of John Doe for the purpose of the investigation.
Coleman was apprehended by investigators on September 28, 2013, after he traveled to Springfield, Missouri, in order to meet John Doe for a sexual liaison.
Under federal statutes, Coleman is subject to a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years in federal prison without parole, up to a sentence of 30 years in federal prison without parole, plus a fine up to $250,000. A sentencing hearing will be scheduled after the completion of a presentence investigation by the United States Probation Office.
This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney James J. Kelleher. It was investigated by the FBI, the Joplin, Mo., Police Department, the Southwest Missouri Cyber Crimes Task Force and the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
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Key Facts
- State: Missouri
- Category: Sex Crimes|Cybercrime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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