United States of America v. Parker M. Triplett

Jackson, Mississippi criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Engaging in a Sexual Act with a Federal Prisoner

Former Federal Correctional Officer Pleads Guilty to Engaging in a Sexual Act with a Federal Prisoner

A former Federal Bureau of Prisons Correctional Officer pled guilty to Engaging in a Sexual Act with a Federal Prisoner at the Federal Correctional Complex in Yazoo City, Mississippi.



Parker M. Triplett, age 25, was immediately taken into federal custody of the United States Marshal Service until her sentencing, which is scheduled for September 24, 2025. She faces a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.



Acting U.S. Attorney Patrick A. Lemon of the Southern District of Mississippi made the announcement. The Department of Justice, Office of the Inspector General investigated the case.



Assistant U.S. Attorney Kabah S. Ealy is prosecuting the case.



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18 U.S.C. 2242:



Whoever, in the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States or in a Federal prison, or in any prison, institution, or facility in which persons are held in custody by direction of or pursuant to a contract or agreement with the head of any Federal department or agency, knowingly—

(1) causes another person to engage in a sexual act by threatening or placing that other person in fear (other than by threatening or placing that other person in fear that any person will be subjected to death, serious bodily injury, or kidnapping);

(2) engages in a sexual act with another person if that other person is—

(A) incapable of appraising the nature of the conduct; or

(B) physically incapable of declining participation in, or communicating unwillingness to engage in, that sexual act; or

(3) engages in a sexual act with another person without that other person's consent, to include doing so through coercion;

or attempts to do so, shall be fined under this title and imprisoned for any term of years or for life.

She faces a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison.



A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.