Oklahoma man gets 30 year sentence for aggravated sexual abuse of minor
SPIRO, Okla. (KNWA/KFTA) — A LeFlore County man who was federally indicted last year in connection with child sexual abuse allegations was sentenced this week.
Ronald Craig Summers, 35, of Spiro, was officially sentenced to 30 years in prison during a Tuesday hearing in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma.
Summers became the subject of a federal indictment filed in February 2025. In the indictment, he was accused of sexual abuse against two minors under the age of 12 in 2023 and 2024. He was also accused of child neglect against a third minor victim over a multi-year period.
Summers originally faced six federal charges, including one count of aggravated sexual abuse, two counts of abusive sexual contact, one count of attempted aggravated sexual abuse, one count of attempted abusive sexual contact and one count of child neglect, according to court documents.
He reached a plea agreement in October 2025, in which he agreed to plead guilty to the aggravated sexual abuse charge, and the remaining charges were dismissed. In addition to a 30-year sentence, Summers will also have 10 years of supervised release and must register as a sex offender upon release.
The case was brought forward as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative combating child sexual exploitation and abuse, according to a news release from the Eastern District of Oklahoma.
Northwest Iowa man pleads guilty to using AI to create child sex abuse images
SIOUX CITY, Iowa — A Hull man pleaded guilty to federal charges after he possessed child pornography and used artificial intelligence to create other child sexual abuse materials.
Evan Marra, 31, was convicted of one count of possession of child pornography and one count of producing, receiving and distributing obscene visual representations of the sexual abuse of children. He admitted that from Nov. 1, 2019, through May 14, 2026, he received and possessed child pornography which consisted primarily of images depicting prepubescent males ages 3-12 engaged in sex acts with adults.
Law enforcement says it received CyberTips from Marra's cellphone cloud-storage provider and recognized one image as AI-generated materials depicting known minors from the local area. Search warrants executed on Marra's social media accounts revealed 50 videos of child pornography and several AI-generated videos of known local victims.
During a search warrant of Marra's electronics, law enforcement says it found AI-generated child sexual abuse materials of local victims with their faces inserted in the images so it appeared as if they were being abused.
U.S. District Court Judge Leonard T. Strand will set sentencing after a presentence report is prepared. Marra remains in custody of the U.S. Marshal and will remain in custody pending sentencing.
Marra faces a mandatory minimum sentence of five years in prison and a possible maximum sentence of 40 years in prison, a $500,000 fine and at least five years of supervised release following any imprisonment. The Sioux County Sheriff's Office investigated the case.
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