Bay City Man Sentenced To 12 Years In Prison For Possessing And Accessing With Intent To View Child Pornography Involving Prepubescent Minors Or Minors Under The Age Of 12

A 28-year-old resident of Bay City, Michigan, Brandon Scott Parsons, was sentenced today to 12 years in prison for possessing and accessing with intent to view child pornography involving prepubescent minors or minors under the age of 12, Acting United States Attorney Saima Mohsin announced today.

Mohsin was joined in the announcement by Special Agent in Charge Vance Callender of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Detroit.   

United States District Judge Thomas L. Ludington also imposed five years of supervised release on Brandon Scott Parsons, who pleaded guilty on December 23, 2020.

 “This sentence should serve as a warning for those who target and prey on children,” said Acting US Attorney Mohsin. “The aggressive investigation and prosecution of child predators remains among the highest priorities for our office.”

According to court documents, on July 16, 2019, Parsons distributed eight images containing child pornography on social media platforms. A search warrant conducted on March 23, 2020, revealed an additional five images containing child pornography on an SD card in Parsons’s cellphone. The images involved minors under the age of 12 or prepubescent, and bondage and bestiality scenes. Parsons had been previously convicted on February 17, 2015, of felony possession of child sexually abusive material and felony use of computers to commit a crime, in the 18th Judicial Circuit Court in Bay County.

The case was investigated by HSI. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Anca Pop.