A 22-year-old Claremore man, James Daniel Lee Campbell, has been sentenced to 97 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to receiving and distributing child sexual abuse material, according to federal prosecutors. A judge also ordered that Campbell serve 10 years of supervised release once he leaves prison and that he register as a sex offender.
Investigation and Evidence
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Oklahoma said U.S. District Judge Sara E. Hill imposed the 97-month term, to be followed by a decade of supervised release and $3,000 in restitution. Agents seized multiple electronic devices from Campbell and documented 47 videos and 13 images that showed children being sexually abused, including material involving infants and toddlers and a video described as involving bestiality. The National Child Victim Identification System was able to identify 11 individuals from the seized files. Homeland Security Investigations led the probe, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephen Flynn handled the prosecution.
How Investigators Say They Uncovered the Material
Authorities were first alerted in October 2023 when the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children submitted a CyberTip that ultimately led agents to Campbell, prosecutors said. That tip resulted in a search warrant at his Claremore home and the seizure of several electronic devices. Local reporting, citing those warrants, indicates investigators say Campbell used Snapchat and Telegram to trade and discuss child sexual abuse material and that he had used pre-teen dating apps to contact minors, as reported by KOKH.
How This Fits Into Local Enforcement
The sentencing comes during an ongoing push this spring to crack down on online child exploitation cases in Oklahoma. Hoodline previously highlighted a Pontotoc County case that resulted in a 45-year prison term after an OSBI ICAC investigation, reported in Ada Man Gets 45 Years.
Sentence, Custody and Next Steps
According to prosecutors, Campbell pleaded guilty in October 2025 and was taken into custody immediately after his plea. He will remain detained until he is transferred to a facility operated by the U.S. Bureau of Prisons. Under the terms of his sentence, Campbell is barred from viewing sexually explicit material and must pay restitution. The case was prosecuted under Project Safe Childhood, a federal initiative that targets child exploitation crimes. Victims identified in the files were allowed to submit impact statements for the court to consider at sentencing.
Anyone who suspects online child sexual exploitation can report it to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children CyberTipline or contact local law enforcement, which often coordinates with federal and state ICAC teams on these investigations.
