A former Army private, 23-year-old Parker William White from Johnsonville, New York, is facing an expanded series of felony charges for child exploitation. This includes one count of child pornography production, three counts of child pornography receipt, and one count of child pornography possession according to the U.S. Attorney's Office, Central District of California. White, previously stationed at Fort Irwin in San Bernardino County, already faced a solitary count of child pornography possession.

The criminal complaint alleges White targeted minor "girlfriends" as young as 13 on Instagram and other social media platforms, grooming them with extravagant promises. To be convicted of all charges against White could yield a statutory maximum of 30 years in federal prison for child pornography production, with additional mandatory minimum sentences for each receipt of child pornography, and a potential statutory maximum of 10 years for the child pornography possession count.

In November 2021, authorities became aware of the alleged crimes when White supposedly induced a 14-year-old girl into explicit conduct for visual depiction. The indictment claims that this and additional material deemed as child sexual abuse was produced, received, and transported, affecting interstate commerce, from November 2021 to January 2022.

White is now confronted with the reality of the law and the rigorous investigative work from Homeland Security Investigations and the United States Army Criminal Investigation Division. He will stand trial on March 14, 2024, while remaining in federal custody without bond, as previously scheduled.