7/24/2015 – OKC, OK — JohnTV’s own Video Vigilante Brian Bates distributed fliers in an upscale NW Oklahoma City neighborhood; warning residents that an accused child sex trafficker is renting a home in their addition.
Last Friday JohnTV reported on the federal indictment against Tonya Gay Gum. Prosecutors allege that Gum acted as a child trafficker – selling girls as young as 14-years old to men in Oklahoma City and Edmond seeking sex.
Gum, 43, is currently out on an unsecured bond, under house arrest and has been provided with a tax-payer funded public defender.
Wednesday afternoon Bates printed and distributed over 100 fliers to Gum’s neighbors – putting them on notice as to the serious allegations against her (see actual flier, bottom of article).
KWTV News9’s own Lisa Monahan reported on Bates’ efforts…
Court records show that Gum lives in SW OKC, near Mustang, at 6300 Whispering Grove Dr. in the Bentwood Creek addition.
County assessor records show the house to be worth $320,000 and not owned by the Gums.
JohnTV spoke to the home’s owners – who were totally unaware of their renter’s alleged criminal activity prior to Gum’s arrest – and they tell us the Gum’s have been served with an eviction notice.
Tonya Gum is currently residing with her husband, Douglas ‘Doug’ Gum of Gum Construction, and at least one adult child.
Doug Gum approach Bates in his truck while Bates was handing out fliers.
According to Bates, Doug Gum pulled up and asked what he was doing. When Bates said he was putting fliers up on people’s doors, Gum asked if he could have one. Gum refused to give his name when Bates asked. That is when Bates recognized Gum from his DOC mugshot and addressed him by name. Gum then sped away, only to return and circle Bates while staring at him several times.
If convicted, Tonya Gum faces up to life in prison and up to $250,000 in fines.
If you have any information on the Gums, please contact JohnTV.
JohnTV will continue to follow this case.
This marks the fourth time JohnTV has distributed fliers in the neighborhoods where alleged pimps and sex traffickers live.