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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR ^JLED
WESTERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA
SEPO 5 2017
CARMEUTA REEOER SHINN, CLERK
ST.OKLA
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ^DEPUTY
Plaintiff, 't i:
vs.
No.
RALPH ALLAN LEE SHORTEY, Violations:
a/k/a Brian Tilley, 18 U.S.C.2252A(a)(l)
a/k/a Jamie Tilley, 18 U.S.C. 2252A(b){l)
18 U.S.C. 2251(a)
Defendant. 18 U.S.C. 1591(a)(1)
18 U.S.C. 1591(b)(2)
18 U.S.C. 1591(c)
18 U.S.C. 1594(a)
INDICTMENT
The Federal Grand Jury charges:
Introduction
At all times relevant to this Indictment;
1. RALPH ALLAN LEE SHORTEY was a resident of Oklahoma
City, in the Western District of Oklahoma.
2. SHORTEY used telephone number 405-219-9346 for personal
and business communications, with an AT&T account in his wife's name and
hnked to the Shorteys' home address in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
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SHORTEY's Pseudonyms and Social Media Activities
3. On or about August 3, 2010, SHORTEY registered an America
Online ("AOL") email address with username [email protected]. The AOL
email account used screenname Brian Tilley, with a backup email address of
[email protected].
4. On or about January 19, 2012, SHORTEY connected his
Craigslist account with user ID 93092696 to phone number 405-219-9346.
The email address linked to that Craigslist account in Craigslist's records
was [email protected].
5. On or about June 4, 2012, SHORTEY created a Facebook
account, with vanity name brian.tilley.714, and a screenname shown as
"Brian Tilley." The registered email addresses for the account were
number 405-219-9346 connected to the account and verified on June 4, 2012.
6. On or about July 24, 2012, SHORTEY registered the username
"Brinokc4u" on Kik, a social media application that allows users to send and
receive photos, videos, and text messages. The screenname for the account
was "Jamie Tilley."
7. In various Craigslist ads in 2016, SHORTEY requested that
anyone responding to his ads should communicate with him via Kik.
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SHORTEY advised: "Brinokc4u is my kik name."
COUNT]
(Transportation of Child Pornography)
8. The Federal Grand Jury incorporates paragraphs 1--7 by
reference.
9. On or about October 10, 2013, in the Western District of
Oklahoma and elsewhere,
RALPH ALLAN LEE SHORTEY,
a/k/a Brian Tilley,
a/k/a Jamie Tilley,
knowingly transported, and attempted to transport, child pornography using
a means and facility of interstate and foreign commerce and in and affecting
interstate and foreign commerce, in that SHORTEY used his smartphone
and his
[email protected] email account to email a video titled "051st Time
Sex Videos," which depicts a man engaging in sexually expUcit conduct witha
prepubescent girl, to [email protected].
All in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections
2252A(a)(l) and (b)(1).
COUNT 2
(Transportation of Child Pornography)
10. The Federal Grand Jury incorporates paragraphs 1-7 by
reference.
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11. On or about October 15, 2013, in the Western District of
Oklahoma and elsewhere,
RALPH ALLAN LEE SHORTEY,
a/k/a Brian Tilley,
a/k/a Jamie Tilley,
knowingly transported, and attempted to transport, child pornography using
a means and facility ofinterstate and foreign commerce and in and affecting
interstate and foreign commerce, in that SHORTEY used his smartphone
and his
[email protected] email account to email a video titled "boy group,"
a video titled "boy groupl," a video titled "young boys f[***]ing," and a video
titled "young boy sucking c[***]," which depict boys engaging in sexually
explicit conduct, to [email protected], with the subject line "Kik" on the
email.
All in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections
2252A(a)(l) and (b)(1).
COUNT 3
(Production of Child Pornography)
12. The Federal Grand Jury incorporates paragraphs 1-7 by
reference.
13. At all times relevant to the Indictment, John Doe was a minor
male, under the age of 18, and born in the year 2000.
14. In or around February 2016, SHORTEY began communicating
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with John Doe on Kik regarding a posting on Craigslist. SHORTEY
indicated to Doe that SHORTEY was interested in watching John Doe
perform sex acts with a woman.
15. SHORTEY and Doe communicated via Kik, with SHORTEY as
username Brinokc4u, going by the names "Jamie Tilley" and "Brian Tilley."
Between March 2016 and March 2017, SHORTEY communicated with Doe
via Kik frequently.
16. Between on or about February 14, 2016, and on or about March 8,
2017, in the Western District of Oklahoma,
RALPH ALLAN LEE SHORTEY,
a/k/a Brian Tilley,
a/k/a Jamie Tilley,
employed, used, persuaded, induced, and enticed a minor, namely, John Doe,
to engage in sexually exphcit conduct for the purpose ofproducing a visual
depiction of such conduct, and such visual depiction was actually transported
and transmitted using a means and facility of interstate and foreign
commerce, in that SHORTEY so obtained at least one image ofJohn Doe's
penis.
All in violation of Title IS, United States Code, Section 2251(a).
COUNT 4
(Child Sex Trafficking)
17. The Federal Grand Jury incorporates paragraphs 1-7 and 13-16
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by reference.
18. On or about March 8, 2017, SHOETEY and John Doe
communicated via Kik. During their conversation on Kik on or about March
8, 2017, Doe told SHORTEY, "I need money for spring break." SHORTEY
replied, "I don't really have any legitimate things I need help with right now.
Would you be interested in 'sexual' stuff?" Doe responded, "Yes." The
conversation continued with them discussing logistics of how and where Doe
and SHORTEY would meet. The conversation also included explicit
references to sexual conduct. For example. Doe told SHORTEY, "Hey keep
updated cause I want you bad daddy." SHORTEY responded, "I'm gonna
f[***] you like a good little boy ifyou keep calling me daddy." The message
included a smiley face emoji after the word "boy."
19. After midnight on March 9, 2017, SHORTEY sent a message to
Doe, "K, I'll be down the street a couple houses in about 10 minutes or so." At
approximately 12:06 a.m., SHORTEY stated, "135 about to exit 4th." At
approximately 12:13 a.m., SHORTEY sent another message to Doe: "I'm
here." Doe then left his home and got into a vehicle driven by SHORTEY.
After stopping at a Circle K store in Moore, SHORTEY drove Doe to the
Super 8 Motel located at 1520 North Service Road, at 1-35 and 12th Street, in
Moore, Oklahoma. SHORTEY rented Room 120 with his driver Hcense and
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credit card.
20. At all times relevant to this Indictment, the Super 8 Motel in
Moore served intrastate and interstate travelers. It is a franchise location of
a national hotel chain owned by a publicly-traded corporation headquartered
in New Jersey.
21. At approximately 12:55 a.m. on March 9, 2017, Doe's father
called the Moore Police Department, reporting that his son Doe was missing
and had been seen entering a hotel room with an adult male at the Super 8
Motel in Moore, Oklahoma.
22. On March 9, 2017, the Moore Police Department dispatched
officers to the Super 8 Motel in Moore, Oklahoma. At approximately 1 a.m.,
Moore Police Officers knocked on the door to Room 120 and SHORTEY
advised them that the occupants were getting dressed. When SHORTEY
opened the door, Doe left the room with his backpack, which contained a
bottle of lotion.
23. Inside the room, Moore Police officers found SHORTEY's
backpack. SHORTEY's backpack contained an opened box of condoms and a
laptop computer.
24. Between on or around March 8, 2017, and on or around March 9,
2017, in the Western District of Oklahoma, in and affecting interstate
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commerce,
RALPH ALLAN LEE SHORTEY,
a/k/a Brian Tilley,
a/k/a Jamie Tilley,
knowingly recruited, enticed, harbored, transported, obtained, maintained,
patronized, and solicited, by any means, and attempted to do so, John Doe,
having had a reasonable opportunity to observe John Doe, and knowing and
in reckless disregard of the fact that John Doe would be caused to engage in a
commercial sex act. John Doe had not attained the age of 18 years.
All in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections
1591(a)(1), (b)(2), and (o), and Title 18, United States Code, Section 1594(a).
A TRUE BILL
\]M^
F(^REPERSON OF THE GRAND JURY
MARK A. YANCEY
United States Attorney
Qa.
K. McKENZIE ANDERSON
BRANDON HALE
Assistant United States Attorneys
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CRIMINAL COVER SHEFT U.S. District Court. Western District lahoma
Petty Misdemeanor Felony 0 Case No. CR
CR Xf " X''"j 5
Number ofCounts 4 Number of Defendants 1 USAOIDNo. By: kh
INDICTMENT
Sealed: Yes(3 NoQ OCDETFrYesQ NoIZI Notice Summons Writ Warrant [7] to Issue
DEFENDANT: RALPH ALLAN LEE SHORTEY SEP 0 5 2017
Alias(es); Brian Tilley Address:
Jamie Tilley OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73159
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Phone:
Age&DOB: 35;xx/xx/1982 SS#: xxx-xx-3285 Juvenile: Yes No0 Interpreter; YesQ No [7]
SEX: MEl FD RACE; White Language/Dialect: English
0 Not in Custody Type ofBond Recommended on this Charge:
OR Cashn 10% Unsecured (Zl Surety
Bond set at; $ Date:
Current Bond on Other Charge Federal State 0
Bond in Amount of: 5 10,000.00
U In Jail at: Under Prisoner/Register No. Detention
Case No. M- Government Motion to Detain; Yes No
Complaint: Yes No Bond Set;
Related Case Information: r^cUclvLD
Previous Case No. Rule 20/Rule 5 from District of;
SEP 0 5 2017
Additional Defendants: Yes Q No Total Number of defendants:
CARMELITA REPnpc cuixim
Attorney Information: DISTRICT COURT
Defense Counsel: Edward Blau AUSA: K.. McKenzie Anderson DEPUTY
Address: 101 Park Ave., #600 Phone: 405/553-8700 Fax; 405/553-8888
Oklahoma City, OK 73102
Phone: 405/232-2528 Fax; 405/232-2532 Federal Agent/Agency; FBI
Retained 0 CJA Panel D Public Defender D Local Agent/Agency;
Count(s) use Citation(^s) Offense(s) Charged Penalty
1,2 ISU.S.C. 2252A(a)(l) Transportation of Child 5 to 20 yrs to life imprisonment; $250,000 fine,
18U.S.C. 2252A(b)(l) Pornography o^; 5 yrs to (ife S/R; SI 00 S/A;
18U.S.C. 225I(a) Production ofChild Pornography 15 to 30yrs imprisonment; 5250,000 fine, o/b;
5 to hfe S/R; SI00 S/A; and 55,000 additional
S/A
Date : e/?T)//7 Signature ofAUSA
800/6-97
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DEENDANT: RALPH ALLAN LEE SHORTEY
Countfs) use Citationrs) Offense(s) Charged Penalty
18U.S.C.1591(a){l) Sex Trafficking of Children 10yrs to life imprisonment under (bX2);
18U.S.C.1591(b)(2) $250,000 fine, o^, 5 yrs to life S/R;$100
18U.S.C. 1591(c) S/A; $5,000 additional S/A.
18U.S.C. 1594(a)
Date: Signature of AUSA
KiLA% 800/6-97
