A former Champaign County election official will spend 15 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to distributing child sexual abuse material.
Christopher Creamer, 40, of Urbana, was sentenced Thursday in U.S. District Court in Dayton to 180 months in prison, followed by 15 years of supervised release.
According to federal court documents, Creamer communicated online with someone he believed to be a Telegram user between June and August 2025. The individual was actually an undercover FBI agent.
During those conversations, Creamer discussed his interest in the sexual abuse of children and distributed two images and 16 videos depicting child sexual abuse to the agent.
Investigators later searched Creamer’s electronic devices and discovered more than 3,000 images and 130 videos depicting child sexual abuse. Authorities said the material included images involving infants and toddlers, as well as sadomasochistic conduct.
Court documents also indicate Creamer admitted to previously sexually abusing a 14-year-old victim.
Creamer was arrested and charged through a federal criminal complaint in March 2026. He pleaded guilty to the charges in July.
Senior U.S. District Judge Thomas M. Rose imposed the sentence.
The case was announced by U.S. Attorney Dominick Gerace II for the Southern District of Ohio and FBI Cincinnati Division Special Agent in Charge Jason Cromartie. Assistant U.S. Attorney Christina Mahy prosecuted the case.
The investigation was part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide Department of Justice initiative launched in 2006 to combat the sexual exploitation and abuse of children, including crimes committed through the internet.
