United States of America v. Charles Barranco

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession for child exploitation material.

Charles Barranco, age 71, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, was found to be in possession of child sexual abuse material linked to Barranco’s Google account. Investigators later determined that Barranco was associated with multiple additional CyberTips.

Court filings also show that a review of associated IP addresses revealed that not only did Barranco use his personal internet service but he also used the Tulsa City County Library public internet system, more than 60 times to upload Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) into his Google account. A forensic review of that account uncovered over 11,000 images of child sexual abuse material. A subsequent search of his seized electronic devices uncovered more than 1,500 additional images. This material depicted the exploitation and abuse of very young children, including infants. Evidence indicated that Barranco collected and retained these images over an extended period of time.

The Defendant was sentenced to 78 months in prison, , followed by 5 years of supervised release. Upon release, Charles Barranco will also be required to register as a sex offender. Further, Charles Barranco was ordered to pay $36,000 in restitution.