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DOJ Staffer Arrested on Child Sexual Abuse Material Charges as Court Hearing Nears

An FBI affidavit traces the allegations to 2019 messages identified through the 2025 Victor Blythe probe.

Overview

  • An FBI task force searched Timothy Parsons’ Bethesda home on March 2 and seized several devices after executing federal warrants.
  • Investigators reported an onsite preview of the devices found no child sexual abuse material, with a full forensic examination still pending.
  • Charging documents say Parsons acknowledged receiving multiple videos and two images in February 2019 and told agents he deleted the messages.
  • Court records state he replied to the images with sexually explicit comments, including “That is so hot.”
  • Parsons has been placed on leave by the Justice Department and is scheduled to appear in federal court Friday in Greenbelt, with a public defender appointed and no plea entered.