Source: DOJ Press Release
Child Sexual Abuse Material, Share Facebook, Public Affairs An Oklahoma — a summarized account of a Justice Department announcement. Attorneys’ Offices and CEOS, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to better locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. Operation Grayskull resulted in the dismantling of four dark web sites dedicated to images and videos containing child sexual abuse material (CSAM). For more information about Project Safe Childhood, visit www.justice.gov/psc.This case was a part of Operation Grayskull, a highly successful joint effort between the Justice Department and the FBI, led by the FBI Child Exploitation Operation Unit. announcement Repeat Offender Sentenced to 10 Years for Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material Monday, September 8, 2025 Share Facebook X LinkedIn Email For Immediate Release Office of Public Affairs An Oklahoma man was sentenced last week to 10 years in prison for possession of child sexual abuse material.court filings state, Thomas Edward Gailus, 52, of Webber Falls, Oklahoma, used the dark web to access child sexual abuse material, which he collected in large quantities, including child sexual abuse material featuring prepubescent minors. Attorney Chris Wilson for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, Assistant Director Jose A. Led by U.S. Attorney Jessie K. At the time of the search of his home in 2023, Gailus possessed or accessed with intent to view child sexual abuse files with the same series title as the images that he was convicted of possessing in 2005.Acting Assistant Attorney General Matthew R. Pippin for the Eastern District of Oklahoma prosecuted the case.This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat