SALISBURY (MD)
Delmarva Now/The Daily Times [Salisbury MD]
April 18, 2025
By Alec Branch, Salisbury Daily Times
- Alonzo Parker Jr., 60, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for child sex abuse charges.
- Parker abused a minor while in a position of trust at a local church between 1998 and 2002.
- The sentence is the maximum allowed under Parker’s sentencing guidelines.
A Salisbury man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for child sex abuse.
Alonzo Parker Jr., 60, was sentenced on Thursday to 15 years in prison after being convicted of child sex abuse charges in December of 2024. Parker was convicted to sexual abuse of a minor, three counts of third degree sexual offense, four counts of fourth degree sexual offense, and four counts of second degree assault.
The 15-year sentence represented the top of Parker, Jr.’s, sentencing guidelines, which ranged from four to 15 years of incarceration. Should Parker, Jr. be released from prison, he will be under supervised probation with sex offender requirements for three years, and be required to register as a Tier III sexual offender for life.
From 1998 through 2002, Parker Jr. sexually abused a minor within his care and responsibility. Parker, Jr., did so while acting in an official capacity at a local church, where he gained access to the victim for many years. The victim was under the age of 18 throughout the continued abuse.
Wicomico County State’s Attorney Jamie L. Dykes said, “The wounds left by this abuse are felt by thissurvivor to this day. The Court’s sentence at the top of this defendant’s sentencing guidelines sends a message that sexual abuse is not tolerated in Wicomico County. I hope that this resolution brings much-deserved peace to the survivor.”