Yukon Man Sentenced to Serve Five Years in Federal Prison for Possessing Child Pornography

OKLAHOMA CITY – Yesterday, DUSTIN MICHAEL BUTLER, 34, of Yukon, was sentenced to serve 60 months in federal prison yesterday for possessing child pornography, announced United States Attorney Robert J. Troester.

On October 5, 2021, a federal grand jury returned a two-count Indictment charging Butler with receipt and possession of child pornography.  On February 7, 2022, Butler pleaded guilty to the possession count.  At the plea hearing, Butler admitted to downloading and possessing images of child pornography.  According to the Indictment, Butler possessed two hard drives containing images of child pornography.

At a sentencing hearing yesterday, U.S. District Court Judge Stephen P. Friot sentenced Butler to serve 60 months in federal prison.  In announcing the sentence, Judge Friot noted the nature, circumstances, and seriousness of the offense, including the “horrific” child abuse depicted in the large volume of images and videos that Butler possessed.  This term of imprisonment will be followed by five years of supervised release.

In addition to the prison sentence, the Court ordered Butler pay a total of $15,000.00—$ 3,000.00 to each of his five identified victims—in restitution, in addition to a total of $10,100.00 in special assessments.

This case is the result of an investigation by the Homeland Security Investigations – Dallas Field Office.  The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Julia Barry.

Reference is made to public filings for more information.