United States of America v. Cameron David Joshua Cox

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with receipt and distribution of child pornography.

The Tulsa Police Department received three separate cyber tips from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). The social media application, Kik, submitted the tips indicating that child sexual abuse material was uploaded by Cameron David Joshua Cox, 26, using multiple accounts. While investigating Cox, officers discovered that he worked at a children’s museum in Tulsa. Officers served a search warrant on Cox’s home while he was present and seized several electronic devices. When Cox spoke with officers, he admitted to using Kik to receive and distribute child sexual abuse material. Further, Cox admitted to viewing child sexual abuse material of newborns up to fourteen years old.

Images and videos recovered by law enforcement were sent to the NCMEC’s Child Victim Identification Program. They identified at least five known victims, and victim impact statements were provided to the court. Restitution paid by Cox will go directly to the victims who requested restitution.

Cox will remain in custody pending transfer to the U.S. Bureau of Prisons.

The Tulsa Police Department and the FBI investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Stephanie Ihler and Christopher J. Nassar prosecuted the case.

The Defendant was found guilty and was sentenced to 87 months in prison, followed by 15 years of supervised release. Upon his release, Cox will also be required to register as a sex offender. Judge Arias-Marxuach further ordered Cox to pay $3,000 in restitution.