The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) recently released new data highlighting the continued and growing threat of financial sextortion targeting children and teens. In 2025 alone, NCMEC received more than 50,000 reports of financially motivated sextortion. That’s an average of 137 reports every day. This represents a dramatic increase from the more … Continue reading TBI Warns of Growing Financial Sextortion Threat Targeting Children
TBI’s ‘Operation Autumn Shield’ Yields Ten Arrests, Identifies 19 Online Sexual Exploitation & Sextortion Child Victims
NASHVILLE – Ten people face felony charges and more than a dozen victims have been identified in a large-scale, collaborative operation to target online child exploitation and sextortion in Tennessee. Over a three-month period, from October through December, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, housed within the Cybercrime and … Continue reading TBI’s ‘Operation Autumn Shield’ Yields Ten Arrests, Identifies 19 Online Sexual Exploitation & Sextortion Child Victims
Polk County Man Indicted, Charged with Sexual Exploitation of a Minor
POLK COUNTY – TBI special agents with the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) squad and the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, acting on a cybertip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), investigated a Benton man, resulting in his indictment and arrest. In April 2023, agents received a cybertip from the NCMEC that … Continue reading Polk County Man Indicted, Charged with Sexual Exploitation of a Minor
Cybertip Leads to Arrest of Pickett County Man on Charge of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor
UPDATE (February 4, 2025): On January 8th, ongoing investigative efforts yielded additional charges for the subject charged in connection to this investigation, to include one counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor (Over 100 Images), one count of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor (1 Image), and three counts of Aggravated Sexual Battery. PICKETT COUNTY – … Continue reading Cybertip Leads to Arrest of Pickett County Man on Charge of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor
Cybertip Leads to Arrest of Lawrence County Man
LAWRENCE COUNTY – An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) squad has resulted in the arrest of a Summertown man. On November 4th, TBI agents received a CyberTip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) regarding an online app account that had shared … Continue reading Cybertip Leads to Arrest of Lawrence County Man
Cybertip Leads to Arrest on Sexual Exploitation Charges
DAVIDSON COUNTY – An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has resulted in the arrest of an Indiana man, charged with sexual exploitation of a minor. In April 2020, TBI special agents received a cybertip from NCMEC (National Center for Missing and Exploited Children) from a social media app, that reported … Continue reading Cybertip Leads to Arrest on Sexual Exploitation Charges
White House Man Charged with Sexual Exploitation of a Minor
SUMNER COUNTY – An investigation by special agents with the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has resulted in the indictment and arrest of a White House man. TBI agents received information via a cybertip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), indicating that an … Continue reading White House Man Charged with Sexual Exploitation of a Minor
Robertson County Man Indicted on 35 Counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor
ROBERTSON COUNTY – An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has resulted in the indictment and arrest of a Pleasant View man on multiple counts of sexual exploitation of a minor. TBI agents with the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force received information via a cybertip from the National Center … Continue reading Robertson County Man Indicted on 35 Counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor
Former Police Officer Charged with Sexual Exploitation of a Minor
WILSON COUNTY – An investigation by special agents with the Technical Services Unit of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has resulted in the indictment of a former Mt. Juliet police officer on charges of sexual exploitation of a minor. Around December 2020, TBI Agents received information via a cybertip from the National Center for Missing … Continue reading Former Police Officer Charged with Sexual Exploitation of a Minor
Washington County Man Charged with Sexual Exploitation of a Minor
WASHINGTON COUNTY – An investigation by Special Agents with the Technical Services Unit of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has resulted in the arrest of a Johnson City man on charges of sexual exploitation of a minor. In May, TBI Agents received information via a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited … Continue reading Washington County Man Charged with Sexual Exploitation of a Minor
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