Kevin P. Davidson, U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama
A federal judge has sentenced Jacob Parker, a 49-year-old resident of Auburn, Alabama, to 292 months in prison for conspiracy to advertise child sexual abuse material. The sentencing was announced by Acting United States Attorney Kevin Davidson on January 15, 2026.
Court documents state that between July 2023 and September 2024, Parker participated in operating a dark web site dedicated to uploading and sharing child sexual abuse material. According to his plea agreement, Parker made over 500 posts during this period, many of which included links to images and videos depicting the sexual abuse of children. He also served as a moderator on the website.
Law enforcement agents executed a search warrant at Parker’s home in Auburn and seized multiple devices containing thousands of images and videos involving child sexual abuse.
Parker pleaded guilty to the conspiracy charge in September 2025. In addition to his prison sentence, he was ordered by the court to serve ten years of supervised release after completing his term. He must also pay $32,500 in restitution to known victims and register as a sex offender.
The case was investigated by the FBI Mobile Field Office, FBI’s Child Exploitation Operations Unit, and Auburn Police Department. Prosecution was handled by Assistant United States Attorneys Tara S. Ratz and J. Patrick Lamb from the Middle District of Alabama along with Acting Deputy Chief Kyle P. Reynolds from the Department of Justice’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section.
This prosecution is part of Project Safe Childhood, an initiative launched by the Department of Justice in May 2006 aimed at combating child exploitation online by coordinating federal, state, and local resources for investigation and victim identification efforts. More information about Project Safe Childhood can be found at Justice.gov/PSC.
