Ada Man Pleads Guilty To Possession Of Material Involving The Sexual Exploitation Of Minors

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, announced today that ADRIAN MICHAEL SEAL, age 37, of Ada, Oklahoma, pled guilty to POSSESSION OF CERTAIN MATERIAL INVOLVING THE SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF MINORS, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2252(a)(4)(B) and 2252(b)(2), punishable by up to 10 years imprisonment, a fine of up to $250,000.00 or both.

The charges are a result of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The defendant was indicted in December, 2015.

The Indictment alleged that between in or about October 2014 and on or about July 16, 2015, in the Eastern District of Oklahoma, the defendant, ADRIAN MICHAEL SEAL, did knowingly possess and attempt to possess matters which contained visual depictions, as that term is defined in Title 18, United States Code, Section 2256(5), the production of said visual depictions involved the use of minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct and said visual depictions were of such sexually explicit conduct and had been transported in interstate commerce by computer.

The Honorable Kimberly E. West, Magistrate Judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, in Muskogee, presided over the hearing.  The defendant will remain in the custody of the United States Marshal Service pending sentencing.

Assistant United States Attorney Edward Snow represented the United States.