A 29-year-old Chickasha man was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison Monday after admitting he coerced at least five minors into sexually explicit conduct over several years, using fake online identities to infiltrate Facebook groups meant for teenagers. U.S. District Judge Patrick R. Wyrick handed down the 480-month sentence at a hearing on August 24, followed by a lifetime term of supervised release once Brandon Scott Massey completes his prison term.
Massey pleaded guilty in January to sexual exploitation of children, attempted sexual exploitation of children, and possession of child pornography, according to KFOR. Court records cited by the station show he joined numerous Facebook groups intended for teenagers and, in at least one case, posed as a teenage boy to solicit photographs of a minor. He also used the platform to solicit sexually explicit images directly from minor girls, according to those records.
A Years-Long Pattern of Deception
U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester, who announced the sentence, said Massey “repeatedly targeted, deceived, and manipulated multiple young victims for years for his own sexual gratification,” per the station's report. FBI representative Doug Goodwater said Massey attempted to hide his conduct by operating under a false identity on social media, the outlet notes.
Judge Wyrick, in imposing the sentence, remarked on what he described as Massey's horrific and sadistic behavior in humiliating the child victims, according to the same account. Massey admitted to coercing at least five minors into engaging in sexually explicit conduct and sending him images and videos over several years.
How the Investigation Unfolded
The FBI opened its investigation into Massey in April 2025 after uncovering the false online personas he used to infiltrate the teen-focused Facebook groups, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Federal investigators eventually tracked him down, and prosecutors charged him via a superseding information in December 2025 before he entered his guilty plea on January 13, 2026. Assistant U.S. Attorney Elizabeth Joynes prosecuted the case, which the Justice Department says was investigated by the FBI's Oklahoma City Field Office.
The prosecution fell under Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide Department of Justice initiative launched in May 2006 to target online child sexual exploitation and rescue minor victims. Federal statute 18 U.S.C. § 2251 carries a mandatory minimum of 15 years and a maximum of up to 30 years per count for sexual exploitation of children, meaning Massey's sentence reflects convictions stacked across multiple counts.
No Parole Means Decades Behind Bars
Because the federal system has no parole, Massey will be required to serve at least 85 percent of his 40-year term — more than 34 years — before becoming eligible for supervised release, according to Bulldog Law. That framework, created under the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984, eliminated federal parole for offenses committed after November 1987.
The Chickasha case follows a broader wave of federal enforcement in Oklahoma and nationwide. In December 2025, federal authorities wrapped up Operation Relentless Justice, a two-week action involving all 56 FBI field offices — including Oklahoma City — that led to 293 arrests and the location of 205 child victims, per the Justice Department. In July 2025, another Project Safe Childhood case in the Western District of Oklahoma ended with a 30-year sentence for a 35-year-old Lawton man convicted of child pornography production and possession.
A Community Already on Edge
Chickasha, the county seat of Grady County with an estimated population of 16,051 as of the 2020 Census, sits about 40 miles southwest of Oklahoma City. The city has faced other recent child-safety controversies; in April, Grady County prosecutors filed criminal child abuse charges against a Chickasha special education teacher over alleged mistreatment of elementary students, a case Hoodline previously reported drew furious reaction from local parents.
Open questions remain about the full scope of Massey's conduct. Court documents name five minors as victims, but it is not clear whether the FBI's forensic digital analysis identified additional victims beyond those named in the case. It also remains unclear what, if any, expanded digital safety outreach Grady County officials plan in response to the online grooming tactics described in the case.
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