Newalla Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Possession of Child Pornography

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – CHRISTOPHER MINOR, 32, of Newalla, Oklahoma, was sentenced by United States District Judge David L. Russell to serve 120 months in federal prison for possession of child pornography, announced Mark A. Yancey, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma.

On September 1, 2015, a federal grand jury indicted Mr. Minor for distribution of child pornography.  On October 19, 2015, Mr. Minor pleaded guilty to a one-count Superseding Information charging him with possession of child pornography, the production of which involved the use of a prepubescent minor under the age of 12.

At his sentencing hearing today, Judge Russell sentenced Mr. Minor to serve 120 months in federal prison, followed by eight years of supervised release.

This case is the result of an investigation by Homeland Security Investigations and was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Julia E. Barry.