Former Champaign County election official pleads guilty to federal child pornography charge

A former Champaign County election official has pleaded guilty in federal court to distributing child pornography after admitting to sending illegal images and videos to an undercover FBI agent and possessing thousands more files depicting the sexual abuse of children.

Christopher Creamer, 40, of Urbana, entered a guilty plea in U.S. District Court to one count of distributing child pornography. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Ohio, his plea agreement recommends a prison sentence ranging from 60 to 210 months.

Court documents state that between June and August 2025, Creamer communicated through the messaging app Telegram with an individual he believed to be another user but who was actually an undercover FBI agent. During those conversations, prosecutors said Creamer sent two images and 16 videos containing child sexual abuse material. He also discussed his interest in the sexual abuse of children.

Federal agents later executed a search of Creamer’s electronic devices, where investigators discovered more than 3,000 images and 130 videos depicting child sexual abuse material. Authorities said the collection included images showing the sexual abuse of infants and toddlers, as well as sadomasochistic abuse.





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