CEDAR RAPIDS – An Iowa man was sentenced on March 25, 2026, to seven years in federal prison for receipt of child pornography.
According to public court documents, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children received a CyberTip that an account later determined to be associated with Jose Manuel Parsons, 40, received and uploaded files containing child sexual abuse material. Law enforcement examined an electronic device seized at Parsons’ arrest and social media content that showed Parsons communicated with minors, including a minor in Michigan who sent Parsons child sexual abuse material. For multiple years, Parsons worked for traveling carnival companies and had access to children.
After completing his term of imprisonment, Parsons (pictured at top) will be required to serve a 10-year term of supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system.
United States Attorney David C. Waterman of the Southern District of Iowa made the announcement. The Iowa City Police Department investigated the case.