Pocatello couple arrested for drugs and sexual exploitation of a child

A Pocatello couple were arrested on drug and sexual exploitation charges after an investigation by the Idaho Internet Crimes Against Children Unit.

Attorney General Lawrence Wasden announced Thursday Lance J. Parry, 47, and Jessica J. Parry, 38, were arrested by the Pocatello Police Department. The pair initially only faced drug charges but charges of sexual exploitation of a minor were added as the investigation progressed. Both are booked in the Bannock County Jail.

The investigation was led by the Idaho ICAC Unit and the Pocatello Police Department. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Marshalls, United States Postal Service, the Bannock County Prosecutor’s Office and the Bannock County Sheriff’s Office assisted.

The Attorney General’s ICAC Unit works with the Idaho ICAC Task Force, a coalition of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies, to investigate and prosecute individuals who use the internet to criminally exploit children.