Southern District of Indiana | Indianapolis woman sentenced to more than 16 years in federal prison for selling child abuse material via online chat room

INDIANAPOLIS—Anjelica Clark, 35, of Indianapolis has been sentenced to 200 months in federal prison, followed by five years of parole, after pleading guilty to advertising and possessing child abuse material.

According to court documents, between May 21, 2022, and February 4, 2023, Clark used an adult chat room website to advertise and sell child sexual abuse material. Clark uploaded more than 800 ads offering other users access to images and videos of child sexual abuse material in exchange for payments via Venmo or CashApp. Approximately 400 of the ads contained images of child sexual abuse. Clark told some buyers that the material she had for sale contained images of the sexual abuse of seven-month-old babies.

On Clark’s cell phone, officers also found a large collection of videos and photos, including files showing adult men having sex with pre-pubescent children.

“A civilized society is judged in large part by how well we care for our children. This defendant showed complete disregard for the dignity or safety of children, and instead worked to profit by distributing images of their horrific abuse,” said Zachary A. Myers, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana. “Criminals who pollute the Internet with these horrific videos and images of abuse will be found and held accountable. Our office will continue to use every resource and partnership at its disposal to identify, investigate, and prosecute these dangerous predators.”

The U.S. Secret Service investigated the case. The sentence was imposed by U.S. District Judge James R. Sweeney II. Clark must also register as a sex offender, wherever she lives, works, and attends school, after her release from federal prison, and was ordered to pay $13,000 in restitution.

District Attorney Myers thanked Assistant District Attorney Adam Eakman, who prosecuted the case.

The 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 the U.S. Attorney’s Offices and the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to better locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children online, and to identify and rescue victims.

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