Serial Child Predator Sentenced for Accessing Child Sexual Abuse Material

TULSA, Okla. - A serial child predator was sentenced today for accessing child pornography after being previously convicted of possessing child sexual abuse material twice, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.

U.S. District Judge William P. Johnson sentenced William Don Woods, 49, of Claremore, for Possession of and Access with Intent to View Child Pornography. Woods was ordered to serve 120 months imprisonment, followed by lifetime supervised release. Upon his release, Woods will be required to register as a sex offender.

Federal court dockets show that Woods was convicted in 2008 for Possession of Child Pornography. He knowingly possessed videos and images of children under 12 being sexually abused. Woods was ordered to serve 87 months imprisonment, followed by 10 years of supervised release, required to register as a sex offender, and ordered not to view, purchase, or possess any form of pornography. In 2014, 2015, and 2016, Woods violated his supervised release by looking at photos of children and pornography.

In 2017, Woods was indicted a second time for Possession of Child Pornography. He admitted to viewing videos of children being sexually abused under the age of 12. He was ordered to serve 120 months imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release. Again, Woods was required to not view, purchase, or possess any form of pornography.

Five weeks after his latest release from prison, in the fall of 2025, Woods was caught again searching for, accessing, and possessing child pornography. He was indicted in November 2025 and pleaded guilty the following month. Woods admitted to using DuckDuckGo to access videos and images of children under 12 years old being sexually abused.

Woods will remain in custody pending transfer to the U.S. Bureau of Prisons.

The Homeland Security Investigations investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephen Scaife prosecuted the case.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by U.S. Attorneys' Offices and CEOS, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, local, and tribal resources to better locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit Justice.gov/PSC.