Jacob Parker, Sharing Child Sexual Abuse Material, Alabama 2026

Auburn Man Sentenced to more than 24 Years in Federal Prison for Sharing Child Sexual Abuse Material on the Dark Web

Montgomery, Ala. – On January 15, 2026, a federal judge sentenced Jacob Parker to 292 months in prison for conspiracy to advertise child sexual abuse material.

According to court records, from July 2023 through September 2024, 49-year-old Jacob Parker, of Auburn, Alabama, was involved with a website located on the dark web that was dedicated to the uploading and sharing of child sexual abuse material.

Parker specifically admitted in his plea agreement that, during that time, he made more than 500 posts, including numerous posts that contained links to images and videos depicting the sexual abuse of children. Parker also admitted to serving as a moderator on the website.

When law enforcement agents executed a search warrant at his Auburn residence, they seized multiple devices that contained thousands of images and videos of child sexual abuse material.

Parker received the 292-month sentence after pleading guilty to the conspiracy charge in September 2025. At the sentencing hearing, the judge also ordered that Parker serve a term of supervised release for 10 years following his prison sentence and pay $32,500 in restitution to the known victims in the case.

Parker will also be required to register as a sex offender. The FBI Mobile Field Office, FBI’s Child Exploitation Operations Unit, and Auburn Police Department investigated this case. Assistant United States Attorneys Tara S. Ratz and J. Patrick Lamb from the Middle District of Alabama and Acting Deputy Chief Kyle P. Reynolds from the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section prosecuted the case.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdal/pr/auburn-man-sentenced-more-24-years-federal-prison-sharing-child-sexual-abuse-material