United States Attorneys Office
Eastern District of Oklahoma

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - Sheldon J. Sperling, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, announced CLINTON EVERETT LANGSTON, age 21, of Madill, Oklahoma, pled guilty to Receiving a Visual Depiction of a Minor Engaging in Sexually Explicit Conduct and Possession of Visual Depiction of a Minor Engaging in Sexually Explicit Conduct.

“LANGSTON was indicted by a federal grand jury in April 2007. Charges arose from an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation,” stated U.S. Attorney Sperling. “From August 2006 to October 2006, LANGSTON received and possessed still photographs and videos of which he downloaded from the internet of minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct. As part of the plea, LANGSTON also agreed to forfeit the computer equipment he used to receive and possess the pornographic images.”

“The Honorable Kimberly E. West, Magistrate Judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, accepted LANGSTON’s guilty plea, and ordered the preparation of a presentence report. Sentencing will be scheduled upon its completion.”

“The charges are in violation of Title 18 U.S.C. Section 2252(a)(2), 18 U.S.C. Section 2252A(a)(5), 18 U.S.C. Section 1467(a)(3), and 18 U.S.C. Section 2253. The statutory range of punishment is up to 20 years imprisonment and/or up to $250,000.00 in fines.”

“A preliminary advisory federal sentencing guidelines review projects LANGSTON could face from 121 to 151 months imprisonment.”

“Assistant United States Attorney Chris Wilson represented the government.”