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Description: Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyers represented defendants charged with creating depictions of the rape and assult of children.

“Timothy Gregston and Earl Morrow repeatedly viewed criminal material depicting the rape and assault of children,” said U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. “The criminal acts of possessing, receiving and distributing child sexual abuse material revictimizes those individuals who have suffered tremendous physical and psychological trauma as children. My office and our local, state, federal, and tribal law enforcement partners will bring to account those who exploit children in such a manner.”

“The combined jail time of 315 months for these deviant child predators will help bring a sense of closure to the victims they abused through the viewing and distribution of thousands of repeated images and video depictions of rape and child molestation," said Christopher Miller, acting Special Agent in Charge HSI Dallas. "Let this stand as a warning to individuals that seek to harm our children that HSI will never relent in our efforts to protect our most vulnerable citizens from sexual abuse."

Timothy Maxey Gregston 36, of Sapulpa, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Claire V. Eagan to 180 months in federal prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release. He was further ordered to pay $18,000 in restitution to the victims who were depicted in the child sexual abuse material.

Gregston pleaded guilty on Jan. 1, 2022. According to the plea agreement, he admitted that from Oct. 3, 2021, to Oct. 28, 2021, he knowingly received and distributed child sexual abuse material. He further admitted to possessing multiple visual depictions of children engaged in sexually explicit conduct, including children under the age of 12. On Oct. 28, 2021, special agents from Homeland Security Investigations served numerous search warrants on Gregston’s home. Agents recovered 256 images and 26 videos of child sexual abuse material, some depicting sadistic sexual acts committed on toddlers.

Gregston committed the crime after he had already been convicted of child sex crimes in Rogers County District Court.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations conducted the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Alex M. Scott prosecuted the case.

Also sentenced this week was defendant Earl Hardy Morrow, 40, of Broken Arrow. U.S. District Judge Daniel D. Crabtree sentenced Morrow to 135 months in federal prison followed by 10 years of supervised release. He was further ordered to pay $15,000 in restitution the victims depicted in the child sexual abuse material. In November 2021, Morrow was convicted at trial of distribution and receipt of child pornography and possession of child pornography

According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Morrow distributed and received child pornography via electronic means on Feb. 20, 2020,. From Nov. 5, 2019, to Feb. 27, 2020, Morrow further possessed visual depictions involving prepubescent minors and minors who were under 12 years of age.

On Feb. 20, 2020, multiple files of child sexual abuse material were sent to the Tulsa Police Department’s Cyber Crimes Unit via the BitTorrent network from an IP address that was later tracked to a Broken Arrow user. The final torrent file distributed to Tulsa Police contained multiple video files depicting the sexual abuse of children.

Officers served a search warrant on the address where Morrow resided on Feb. 27, 2020. During the search, Morrow told officers that he used BitTorrent on his computer and that he had illegal files on the computer.

During the forensic extraction and review of Morrow’s various computers and thumb drives, officers discovered approximately 4,222 images and 248 videos of child sexual abuse material.

The Tulsa Police Department led the investigation with assistance from Homeland Security Investigations. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Christopher J. Nassar, Nathan E. Michel, and Stacey P. Todd are prosecuted the case. Judge Crabtree is a visiting judge from the District of Kansas.

18 USC 2252(a)(2) and 2252(b)(1): Distribution and Receipt of Child Pornography; Forfeiture Allegation: 18 USC 2253(a): Child Pornography Forfeiture
(1s)

18 USC 2252(a)(4)(B) and 2252(b)(2): Possession of Child Pornography; Forfeiture Allegation: 18 USC 2253(a): Child Pornography Forfeiture
(3s)

Outcome: Morrow was sentenced to 135 mos. on each of Cts. 1 and 3, to run concurrently; SR: 10 years on each of Cts. 1 and 3, to run concurrently; Restitution: $15,000; SMA: $200 ($100 per count)

Gregston was sentenced to 180 months; SR: Life; RESTITUTION: $14,000.00; SMA: $100.00.

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