MIKE McCORMICK Staff Writer A Stroud man facing a total of five felonies, all of which were related to crimes with minors, has entered a no contest blind plea to three and guilty to the other two.
A formal charge of aggravated possession of child pornography was filed March 15 this year in Lincoln County District Court this year against Shamus Patrick Palermo, 49. A $10,000 bench warrant initially was issued for his arrest.
Sentencing on all five felonies has been scheduled for 9 a.m. Aug. 29 this year.
Court records show the warrant was returned and filed as of April 4 of this year.
The newest charge accuses Palermo on July 7, 2023 of possessing 100 or more separate materials depicting child pornography by possessing images on his computer, specifically an Acer Aspire.
In a probable cause affidavit, Stroud Police Officer Wade Martin states he secured search warrants signed by a judge authorizing the search of two computers and a cell phone located in Palermo’s apartment related to the previous case where he faces multiple counts.
Martin reported that on March 1, this year, Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation Criminalist Bryce Phillips advised the seized computers had been forensically downloaded.
Martin noted in the affidavit that in examining the evidence, there were 634 attachments that contained child sexual abuse material and out of 634 files, 294 were photos of two victims including photos that were found on Palermo’s cell phone.
He pleaded guilty to that charge. In the other cases involving the four felonies against him, Palermo entered a no contest blind plea to three of the charges and pleaded guilty to the fourth.
He was formally charged in Lincoln County District Court on July 17, 2023 with two counts of first degree rape and one count of soliciting sexual conduct or communication with a minor by use of technology. He entered a no contest blind plea to those.
He was formally charged Sep. 22, 2023 in Lincoln County District Court with possession of child pornography.
He has pleaded guilty to that count. Judge Kirk set his bond at that time at $100,000 with the stipulation that he have no contact with the victim as a condition of the bond.
In the first pornography count, Palermo is accused on July 7 of possessing child pornography on his cell phone by possessing images of a child under 18 involving the lewd exhibition of the uncovered breasts and genitals of a female minor where the lewd exhibition was for the purpose of sexual stimulation to the viewer.
In a probable cause affidavit, it’s stated that on July 7, 2023, Stroud Police Chief Clint Gaylord and Capt. Jimmie Ahrend, after securing a search warrant from Special Judge Emily Mueller, met with Palermo where he is employed and advised him of the warrant and then the need to take him to his apartment and unlock the door so a search could be conducted.
The search warrant was conducted and a few minutes later Palermo was arrested by Gaylord and transported to the Lincoln County Jail in Chandler by Officer Jonathan Kelley.