A 26-year-old Lawton man pleaded guilty to uploading child pornography and awaits sentencing.
On Wednesday, Thomas Valentine Roman entered a blind plea of guilty before Presiding Comanche County District Judge Emmit Tayloe to felony charges of possession of juvenile pornography and violation of Oklahoma Statute via computer, records indicate.
The charges followed a cybertip received by Lawton police through Internet Crimes Against Children on Dec. 13, 2022, regarding two uploaded files involving a naked prepubescent girl who returned to Roman’s home, the probable cause affidavit states. The email address associated with the files led back to Roman.
Roman’s Twitter account revealed two videos of a prepubescent boy receiving oral sex and 21 more images and video of anime featuring prepubescent girls involved in sexual activity, the affidavit states.
Following a pre-sentencing investigation, Roman returns to court at 11:15 a.m. April 17 for sentencing, records indicate.
The child porn charge is punishable by up to 20 years in prison.
Roman remains free on $20,000 bond since being released following his February 2023 initial court appearance.