Ada, Oklahoma – The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation has announced the arrests of two Pontotoc County men for child exploitation.

According to OSBI, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children received two cyber tips regarding child sexual abuse material.

OSBI special agents identified the accused as 22-year-old Daemond Clarke and 39-year-old Galen Hesson. Both men reside in Ada, Oklahoma.

Authorities allege that both individuals possessed a substantial amount of child sexual abuse material. Search warrants were carried out at their properties on January 13, 2025.

Clarke and Hesson have been booked into the Pontotoc County Jail on charges of Child Sexual Exploitation and Violation of the Oklahoma Computer Crimes Act.