Texas Man Gets 25 Years for Directing Abuse of NJ Child

Newark, N.J. — A Texas man who directed a New Jersey woman to sexually abuse her four-year-old child and had her send him videos of it has been sentenced to a quarter of a century behind bars.

Earlier this week, 48-year-old Russell Lynn Davis, Jr., a registered sex offender, was sentenced in Camden federal court.

Davis had previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to sexually exploit a child, sexual exploitation of a child, and receipt of child pornography. In addition to the prison term, he was sentenced to a decade of supervised release.

What Investigators Found

According to federal authorities, between June and August 2021, Davis received at least 14 videos from a New Jersey woman who had sexually abused her then-four-year-old child and recorded it.

Investigators reviewing messages between Davis and the woman determined he had been directing and commanding her to commit specific sexual acts against the child.

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U.S. Attorney Robert Frazer called the case particularly egregious, noting that Davis had directed a mother to abuse her own child and was already a registered sex offender when he did it.

The case was investigated by FBI Newark's Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force under Special Agent in Charge Stefanie Roddy and was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide DOJ initiative to combat child sexual exploitation and abuse.

Chris Coleman is a South Jersey native and has been a cornerstone of the Atlantic City radio market since 1998. He serves as Brand Manager for WPG Talk Radio 95.5 and afternoon on-air personality for Cat Country 107.3. A five-time President's Circle award winner and Townsquare Media's 2024 Content Creator of the Year, Chris covers news, events, and stories of interest across Southern New Jersey. Story tips: chris.coleman@townsquaremedia.com