Okmulgee Man Sentenced for Possession of Images and Videos of a Minor Engaging in Sexually Explicit Conduct

MUSKOGEE, OK—The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, announced today that TERRI AUSTIN YOUNG, age 27, of Okmulgee, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 78 months to serve in the Bureau of Prisons followed by supervised release for life for possession of certain material involving the sexual exploitation of minors, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2252(a)(4)(B) and 2252(b)(2).

Charges arose from an investigation by the Okmulgee Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. YOUNG was indicted in December, 2010 and pled guilty in February, 2011.

The indictment alleged that from between on or about November 4, 2009, and continuing until on or about November 5, 2009, YOUNG knowingly possessed or attempted to possess images and videos which contained visual depictions involving the use of a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct which had been transported in interstate commerce by use of a computer.

The Honorable James H. Payne, District Judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, in Muskogee, presided over today’s hearing. YOUNG was remanded to the custody of the United States Marshal Service pending transportation to the designated federal prison at which he will serve his nonparolable sentence.

Assistant United States Attorney Edward Snow represented the United States.