Woman Arrested, Accused Of Sexually Abusing 3-Year-Old In Stillwater

A woman was arrested on the complaints of child pornography and sexual child abuse. The victim was only three years old.

The investigation began on Tuesday after a man came into the police department with disturbing content on his girlfriend’s phone.

“He was just very agitated, distraught, pretty much upset pacing back and forth in the lobby,” said Lt. T.J. Low with the Stillwater Police Department.

Police said the distraught man had evidence of child pornography involving a 3-year-old girl, that he found on a phone belonging to his girlfriend, 19-year-old Ashlee Cheatham.

“Whenever she was sleeping, for some reason, he went through her phone and found that, disturbing videos and pictures,” he said.

Low said after he found the content, the man came straight to police to report it. “The officer looked at all the photos and videos and he was able to say, ‘yes this is child pornography,’” Low said.

Within two hours, police officers arrived at the Stillwater home to arrest Cheatham. “I think she was still in a state of sleepiness, so they had to wake her up to come to the door, so she was caught off guard, she didn’t know what was going on,” he said.

It didn’t take long for her to realize what she was facing and according to detectives, she later confessed to her crimes. Police said Cheatham was arrested on multiple complaints including possession of child pornography and sexual child abuse. She was booked into the Payne County Jail.

“It’s a very serious crime,” Low said. “There’s no telling what else might come of it. We want to act on it as quickly as we can.”

Police say if you are concerned your child may be a victim of Cheatham’s, contact local law-enforcement.