A man from D’Iberville, Mississippi, Sean Parol, was sentenced to life in prison plus an additional fifty years for coercing minors into sexual activity and producing child sexual abuse material. The sentence also includes lifetime supervised release.
The case began in December 2024 when several minor children reported to law enforcement that they were being sexually abused by Parol, who is 53 years old. Law enforcement executed a search warrant at his residence the same month.
During the search, officers from the D’Iberville Police Department discovered various electronic devices and hidden cameras throughout Parol’s home. These cameras were used to record some of the abuse.
A forensic analysis conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and a forensic examiner with the Mississippi Attorney General’s Office, Cybercrime Division, found videos showing Parol performing oral sex on multiple minor boys and having them perform oral sex on him. Investigators also found more than 30,000 images and videos of child sexual abuse material on one device.
According to authorities, Parol provided vapes and other items to the children and showed them adult pornography as part of his efforts to continue the abuse.
Acting U.S. Attorney Patrick A. Lemon of the Southern District of Mississippi and Special Agent in Charge Robert Eikhoff of the FBI announced the sentencing.
The investigation involved collaboration between the FBI, Mississippi Attorney General’s Office Cybercrime Division, and D’Iberville Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Lee Smith prosecuted the case.
"This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by U.S. Attorneys' Offices and the Criminal Division's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov."
