Holly man sentenced to 85 years in prison for sexually exploiting children

DETROIT, Mich. – A Holly man has been sentenced to 85 years in prison for sexually exploiting children, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

In addition to the 85-year prison sentence, the man was sentenced to 15 years of supervised release upon his possible release from prison.

Evidence, both paper copies and digital files, was seized from 48-year-old Jeremy McCallum at his home in 2020, showing years of horrific sexual abuse of three minor children by McCallum, according to the Department of Justice.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Michigan, released these details about the case in a press release:

McCallum abused an underage female for the better part of a decade, documenting his abuse of her on VHS tape, on his cell phone, and in Polaroid photographs. He abused another underage woman when she was an infant, recording his sexual abuse of her on VHS tape and on his cell phone. Finally, an FBI agent found on a VHS tape an instance of sexual abuse that McCallum had committed against an underage male.

After years of litigation, McCallum pleaded guilty on June 18, 2024, to all charges in the indictment, including ten counts of sexual exploitation of a child and one count of possession of child pornography.

“The despicable acts of sexual exploitation, especially against children, are among the most heinous crimes investigated by our agency,” said Cheyvoryea Gibson, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI in Michigan. “The conviction of Jeremy McCallum is a direct result of the joint efforts between the Michigan State Police and the FBI, Oakland County Resident Agency. This conviction is a clear and stern warning to those who think they can target and evade our most vulnerable population. justice. The successful prosecution by the U.S. Attorney’s Office of Eastern Michigan is a critical step in the healing process for those who were victims of Mr. McCallum’s deplorable and heinous actions.”