The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced a heinous crime that shook the very foundations of a Westville, Oklahoma community: a couple’s brazen sexual assault of minors in Indian country.
Robert Lee Catron, a 36-year-old resident of Westville, Oklahoma, was sent behind bars for 30 years after being convicted of Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Minor in Indian Country. Between 2020 and 2022, Catron committed the heinous crime of sexually assaulting a child he knew to be under the age of 12 in Adair County, within the Cherokee Nation Reservation, in the Eastern District of Oklahoma.
Jenny Marie Locust, a 39-year-old resident of Westville, Oklahoma, also faced justice after being sentenced to 10 years in prison for one count of Enticement and Coercion of a Minor. Between 2021 and 2022, Locust used her cell phone to entice and coerce a child under the age of 18 to engage in sexual activity with her boyfriend, Robert Lee Catron.
The crimes, which spanned multiple years, were uncovered as a result of a joint investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Westville Police Department. The meticulous work of these law enforcement agencies brought Catron and Locust to justice for their reprehensible crimes.
“I’m extremely grateful for the collaborative effort that brought these defendants to justice for their detestable crimes,” said Acting Special Agent in Charge Jason Kaplan of the FBI Oklahoma City Field Office. “The significant sentences handed down in this case should send a clear message to child predators that law enforcement will aggressively pursue them, even when the abuse is disclosed years after it occurs.”
United States Attorney Christopher J. Wilson echoed these sentiments, stating, “Together, Catron and Locust committed horrifying crimes, transgressing every rule of decency our society has set up to protect children. There can be no tolerance for those who would visit such evil upon children, and this office will not relent in its pursuit of such perpetrators.”
The Honorable Ronald A. White, Chief U.S. District Judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, presided over the hearings. Both Catron and Locust will remain in custody of the U.S. Marshal pending transportation to a designated United States Bureau of Prisons facility to serve their non-paroleable sentences of incarceration.
Assistant United States Attorney Nicole Paladino represented the United States in these proceedings, bringing justice to the victims and their families.
As the community comes to terms with the gravity of these crimes, one thing is clear: child predators will be brought to justice, and their victims will receive the support and protection they deserve. The sentences handed down in this case serve as a stark reminder of the consequences of such heinous crimes.
With the perpetrators now facing the full weight of the law, the community can begin the long process of healing and recovery. The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma remains committed to protecting the most vulnerable members of our society and holding accountable those who would seek to harm them.
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Key Facts
- State: Oklahoma
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: Official Source ↗
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