Oakland County man convicted of sexual abuse after his son found child pornography on his tablet

PONTIAC, Mich. — An Oakland County man is expected to spend the rest of his life behind bars after years of sexually abusing children.

Jeremy McCallum, 48, was sentenced Wednesday, Oct. 9, to 85 years in federal prison, followed by 15 years of supervised release.

The investigation began in 2020 when McCallum’s son spoke to police after he reportedly found child pornography on his father’s tablet. Police executed a search warrant and found physical and digital files that allegedly showed years of sexual abuse of three children by McCallum.

Authorities say a young girl was sexually abused by McCallum for nearly a decade. He documented the abuse on VHS, his cell phone and Polaroid photos.

Another VHS documented a young boy being sexually abused by McCallum, and the abuse of a little girl was captured on VHS and on his phone.

At that time, he was charged with 10 counts of first-degree sexual battery, two counts of firearms offenses, one count of child sexual abuse, one count of extortion and one count of assault with a dangerous weapon. He was denied bail.

After years of litigation, McCallum pleaded guilty on June 18 to all charges, as well as one count of possession of child pornography.