LITTLE ROCK—A Bryant man has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for producing child pornography.
Tyler Dane Wooten, 36, was handed down the sentence by U.S. District Judge Lee P. Rudofsky on May 9, 2026. Wooten was also ordered to pay $81,000 in restitution.
On October 9, 2024, Wooten was indicted by a federal grand jury in a 12-count Superseding Indictment on six counts of distribution of child pornography, one count of production of child pornography, two counts of distribution and attempted distribution of child pornography, two counts of receipt and attempted receipt of child pornography, and one count of possession of child pornography.
According to the investigation, in April 2024, an FBI Online Covert Employee (OCE) began chatting with a user whose display name was “Bad Daddy.” The OCE and Wooten belonged to a chat group that was devoted to the exchange of child pornography and videos. A further investigation revealed that on several occasions in April through June 2024, Wooten and other members of the group exchanged child pornography that contained videos depicting adults performing sex acts on children, including toddlers and infants.
On April 24, 2024, Wooten and the OCE were in a private conversation and Wooten stated he previously had “100+ gigs of stuff,” meaning child pornography. Wooten stated to the OCE that he had a “guilty conscience” and a “paranoid episode” and deleted the child pornography but was “just starting back into collecting” and was “…in search of harder and hurtcore baby and toddler stuff” because he “loves good toddler baby stuff.”
A review of Wooten’s online account revealed that he was chatting with another user who was sexually abusing a child at Wooten’s direction and the user filmed the abuse. On July 30, 2024, Wooten was arrested and at the time of his arrest, law enforcement officers discovered 3,945 videos of child pornography on his devices.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Parents are encouraged to always monitor your children’s online activity.
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Key Facts
- State: Arkansas
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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