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Date: 12-16-2022
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United States of America v. Jeremy Aaron Mills
Case Number: 4:21-cr-00468
Judge: Gregory K. Frizzell
Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma (Tulsa County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: United States Attorney’s Office
Defendant's Attorney:
Jeremy Aaron Mills, age 28, from Claremore, Oklahoma was charged with receiving, possessing and distributing child pornography in violation of the Amy, Vicky, and Andy Child Pornography Victim Assistant Act of 2018.
From June 6, 2021, to Oct. 1, 2021, Tulsa Police Cyber Crimes detectives found that an IP address connected to Mills had downloaded multiple files of child sexual abuse material using peer-to-peer software.
On Oct. 1, 2021, the Tulsa Police Cyber Crimes Unit, HSI Tulsa, Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office, Claremore Police Department, and Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office executed a federal search warrant at Mill’s Claremore residence.
During the search, investigators located a Samsung cellphone in Mill’s bedroom, which Mills confirmed was his own. On the phone, investigators located numerous images of child sexual abuse material, with at least ten videos depicting toddlers and prepubescent females and males being sexually abused.
Mills was interviewed at the scene and admitted to downloading child pornography as recently as the previous night. Further, he admitted that he conducted searches using terms associated with child pornography. He also stated that he watched hundreds of videos of children between the ages of 14 and 18 and approximately 50 of children younger than 14 years old engaging in sexually explicit conduct.
In his plea agreement, Mills again admitted to possessing and viewing the child sexual abuse material and to receiving and distributing the visual depictions using internet file sharing programs, which caused the depictions to travel in interstate and foreign commerce.
Homeland Security Investigations and the Tulsa Police Department investigated the case with assistance from the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office, Claremore Police Department, and Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office. Assistant U.S. Attorney Leah Paisner prosecuted the case.
Outcome: Defendant was sentenced to 120 months in prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release. He was also ordered to pay $23,000 in restitution.
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