1511: James Matthew Waltman
Abuse of Power or Authority, Child Endangerment, Child Rape, Grooming, Rape
James Matthew Waltman was a police officer serving as a school resource officer. He was accused of raping a student in March 2024.
Tag: Oklahoma
1509: Tabitha Brooks
Abuse of Power or Authority, Child Rape, Rape
Tabitha Brooks was a teacher at Wapanucka, Oklahoma, until her arrest for allegedly raping a student. As soon as the school district learned of the “relationship” they contacted the Johnson County Sheriff and suspended her pending the outcome of the investigation and trial.
1502: Joe Campbell
Abuse of Power or Authority, Child Indecency, Child Molestation, Child Rape
Joe Campbell was hired by Jim Bakker to work at his Morningside Church and given a show on his televangelist network. A well-known youth pastor and head of a children’s Bible camp. He was also known among some to be a serial child predator long protected by the Assemblies of God leadership and churches. Even though people came forward describing sexual abuse by him from the 1970s and 80s, it was not until 2025 that he was arrested after an Oklahoma grand jury indicted him with one count of first-degree rape and one count of lewd or indecent acts involving a child under 16. This is the tip of the iceberg.
1495: Jason Cole
Child Endangerment, Child Molestation, Child Rape, Child Sexual Abuse Material
Jason Duane Cole represents Ward 4 on the Warr Acres City Council. He remains on the Council as of Christmas Day although he was arrested on December 8th and charged with rape by instrumentation, indecent materials shown to a minor, and three counts of child sexual abuse.
1456: Ty Burns
Assault, Familial Abuse & Violence
Ty Burns represented the 35th District in Oklahoma’s House of Representatives until he resigned in August, 2025, after pleading guilty to one count of domestic violence and two counts assault.
1441: Ryan Walters
Improper Conduct or Comments
Give that Walters presents himself as an anti-pornography crusader, it is ironic that he is now being investigated for exposing the people attending a State Board of Education meeting to the video of a naked woman that was being played on his television screen. This was done without their consent.
1392: Gail Priest
Organizational Cover-Up
Gail Priest was a co-founder of 99+1, a foster child advocacy organization that worked to address the very real crisis of foster children aging out and being dumped without resources or assistance in transitioning to independence. She founded the organization with her husband, Michael Priest who was arrested in 2024, charged with sexually abusing their adopted daughters. In March 2025, she was charged with child endangerment, child abuse, and child neglect after a six-month investigation.
1366: Michael Priest
Child Indecency, Child Molestation, Child Rape
Michael Priest, co-founder of foster children advocacy organization, was arrested and charged with sexually abusing two children.
1365: Charles Kyote Dunn
Child Sexual Abuse Material
Charles Kyote Dunn was the City Manager in Waurika, Oklahoma. He was also a reserve police officer. He was charged with creating and possessing child sexual abuse material by clandestinely recording children in his home. He was reported by a foreign exchange student who found secreted recording equipment in his bedroom and bathroom.
1349: Ryan Capps
Abuse of Power or Authority, Child Exploitation, Child Rape, Child Sexual Abuse Material, Coercion
Ryan C. Capps was a teacher at Durant Middle School in Oklahoma. In 2022, he enticed a student to engage in sexual activity which he used to produce child sexual exploitation material. He was convicted on May 1, 2024, in a jury trial.