A Parker man was sentenced to 11 years in prison for sexually exploiting children while on supervised release for a previous conviction of receiving child sexual abuse material, according to the United States Attorney’s office.

Thomas Robert Hawk, 42, was sentenced by United States District Judge Susan Paradise Baxter to serve 11 years in prison and 10 years of supervised release Tuesday, Dec. 19.

According to United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan, Hawk kept and accessed images and videos of minors engaging in sexually explicit acts from August 2021 to May 2022.