Repeat Sex Offender Arrested in Louisiana on 27 New Child Exploitation Charges

NEW ORLEANS, LA (KPEL) — A Louisiana man who's already a registered sex offender was arrested again for child sexual abuse charges.

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According to the Louisiana Attorney General's Office, the Louisiana Bureau of Investigation Cyber Crime Unit received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children regarding 42-year-old David Robert Morel Jr.

Through a collaborative effort involving the Louisiana Bureau of Investigation, New Orleans Police Department, Homeland Security Investigations, and the U.S. Marshals Service, Morel now faces 27 counts of Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material.

Officials arrested the repeat offender, Morel, on Monday and booked him into the New Orleans Central Lock-Up. His bond has not been set and is still pending at this time.

Previous Conviction and Sentence

Previously, Morel was sentenced to 10 years in 2016 for crimes involving the sexual exploitation of children. During this investigation, they seized his computer and discovered over 2,000 explicit images and videos involving children.

He was convicted in Orleans Parish of 536 counts of possession of child pornography. Instead of serving his original 10-year sentence, he was placed on home incarceration for 5 years.

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