Federal Court finds Pryor man guilty of sexual abuse – Newstalk KZRG

TULSA, Oklahoma – A jury deliberated less than two hours before convicting Adam Joseph King, 35, of Pryor, of aggravated sexual abuse of a minor under the age of 12 in Indian Country and abusive sexual contact with a minor under the age of 12 in Indian Country. The minor victim is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation.

“Today, a jury found Adam King accountable for his abuse of an innocent child,” said U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. “This guilty verdict is a result of the courage of the child victim and the cooperation of local, state, and federal law enforcement partners who demonstrate a commitment to the Department of Justice’s Project Safe Childhood initiative.”

“A defenseless child suffered at the hands of Adam King. These cases are some of the most difficult for the FBI, but they also have the greatest impact,” said Assistant Special Agent Jason Kaplan of the FBI’s Oklahoma City Field Office. “Thanks to our partnership with the Catoosa Police Department and the U.S. Attorney’s Office, this depraved individual will now face justice for his horrific crimes.”

According to evidence presented at trial, King knowingly engaged in sexual activity with a minor under the age of 12 from November 2017 to August 2021. In 2017, King resumed a relationship with a former girlfriend who had an eight-year-old daughter. Shortly after the girlfriend moved in with King, he began sexually abusing the child while her mother was at work.

During the trial, the victim described the sexual abuse she suffered and reported it to a school counselor. Experts also testified that evidence collected in King’s bedroom matched the victim’s DNA.

The investigation revealed that King and his girlfriend, the victim’s mother, denied any wrongdoing on King’s part. As the investigation began, the minor victim was removed from her mother’s home and placed in the care of her grandparents.

King remains in the custody of the U.S. Marshal Service. Sentencing will be scheduled at a later date.

The FBI, Catoosa Police Department and Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigations investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Valeria Luster and Matthew Cyran prosecuted.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood (PSC), a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched by the Department of Justice in May 2006. The U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section manage the PSC, which combines federal, state, and local resources to track down, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims. For more information about the PSC, visit DOJ PSC pageFor more information on Internet safety education, visit the Resources tab on this page.