A Salem, Oregon man has been sentenced to more than 21 years in federal prison for his involvement in ordering live-streamed child sexual abuse material from traffickers in the Philippines.
Steven Daniel Griswold, 44, received a sentence of 262 months in federal prison and will be subject to lifetime supervised release. He was also ordered to pay a $12,000 special assessment under the Amy, Vicky, and Andy Child Pornography Victim Assistance Act of 2018.
Court documents show that between 2018 and 2019, Griswold paid for livestreamed “shows” that involved the sexual abuse of children as young as three years old. During these sessions, he provided specific instructions to traffickers on how to abuse the children and received related material. Payments for these livestreams typically ranged from $20 to $40. In 2020, after learning he was under investigation for uploading child pornography to Snapchat in an unrelated case, Griswold left the United States for the Philippines.
On November 14, 2023, a federal grand jury indicted Griswold on four counts: sexual exploitation of children, attempted sexual exploitation of children, and receiving child pornography. He was arrested in March 2024 following deportation from the Philippines and transported to Portland for arraignment on May 9, 2024. On November 5, 2025, he pleaded guilty to one count of sexual exploitation of children.
The case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Eliza Carmen Rodriguez and Charlotte Kelley.
“This case was brought in collaboration with Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse,” according to officials. “Launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice…Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children as well as identify and rescue victims.” More information about Project Safe Childhood is available at www.justice.gov/psc.
“If you or someone you know are victims of human trafficking or have information about a potential human trafficking situation,” officials stated further,“please call the National Human Trafficking Resource Center (NHTRC) at 1-888-373-7888 or text 233733. NHTRC is a national toll-free hotline with specialists available…24 hours a day.” Tips can also be submitted through their website.
Scott Bradford currently serves as U.S. Attorney for Oregon after previously holding roles such as Chief of the White Collar Unit and Acting Chief of Counterintelligence (official website). The U.S. Attorney’s Office engages in community outreach efforts across Oregon (official website) with offices located in Portland, Eugene and Medford (official website). As one among ninety-three such offices nationwide under the Department of Justice (official website), it employs over one hundred staff members (official website) dedicated to representing U.S interests in civil and criminal matters while fostering trust within the judicial system (official website).
