Nowata Man Sentenced for Sexually Abusing Two Teenage Girls

TULSA, Okla. – A Nowata man was sentenced today after being found guilty by a jury for sexually abusing two teenage girls, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.

U.S. District Judge John D. Russell ordered Kaleb Scott Smith, 34, to serve 228 months imprisonment, followed by 15 years of supervised release. Upon his release, Smith will also be required to register as a sex offender. 

In November 2025, jurors convicted Smith of Sexual Abuse of a Minor in Indian Country and two counts of Abusive Sexual Contact with a Minor in Indian Country. Court records show that Smith sexually abused two teenage girls, who were only 
13 and 14 years old.

In September 2024, the 14-year-old minor victim disclosed being sexually abused by Smith to a parent. The minor victim’s parents testified that they contacted law enforcement. During that conversation, they showed officers a photo of Smith with their daughter and handed over the cellphone to be searched. The photo presented to the jury showed Smith cuddling with the 
14-year-old under a blanket. Smith’s arm is seen wrapped around the child, and his hand rests on her upper thigh.

When the minor victim testified, she stayed overnight with Smith’s 14-year-old daughter while Smith was celebrating his birthday in July 2024. The minor victim said that Smith flipped the waistband of her clothing and touched her butt. The next morning, Smith showed the 14-year-old a photo of himself naked in front of a mirror.

Witness testimony from Smith’s teenage daughter and the minor victim described a second incident. They stated that Smith rented a hotel room at a casino with two beds. While in the room, both witnesses described lying on a bed watching social media videos, and Smith lay with them. Both witnesses said that Smith was cuddling with the minor victim under a blanket. The minor victim described that Smith began rubbing his crotch on her back. She moved to the second bed, and Smith followed her. He continued to rub his crotch against her butt.

During a third incident, Smith’s daughter, the minor victim, and their 14-year-old friend stayed the night at his house in September 2024. All three girls testified about the evening. Smith was with the minor victim in his bedroom with the door closed. The friend heard giggling and opened the bedroom door. She saw Smith on top of the minor victim in bed, felt uncomfortable, and closed the door. Later that night, the minor victim testified that Smith asked her to come back to his bedroom. After going back to the bedroom, evidence presented to the jury and trial testimony showed that Smith sexually abused the minor. A few days after the abuse, the minor victim told her friend what happened. A DNA expert confirmed that Smith’s bodily fluids and the minor victim’s DNA were found together on his bed.

When law enforcement interviewed the friend about the incident in September, she further disclosed that Smith had been inappropriate with her on several occasions. When she was 13 years old, Smith would make comments about her body and slap her butt. After turning 14, Smith made comments about her while she was in a towel and touched her breast.   

Smith is a member of the Osage Nation and was taken into custody by the U.S. Marshal Service at trial. He will remain in custody pending transfer to the U.S. Bureau of Prisons.

The Bartlesville Police Department and the FBI investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Alicia Hockenbury and Matthew Cyran prosecuted the case.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by U.S. Attorneys' Offices and CEOS, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit Justice.gov/PSC.