Suspect Arrested After Attempting to Meet Juvenile For Sex
On May 3, 2016, at approximately 2:50 p.m., John Hicks was taken into custody for Solicitation of a Minor to Engage in Certain Sexual Conduct…
ICAC Arrests
Mark Douglas Helton sentenced to 151 months in prison for child pornography offenses
KNOXVILLE, Tenn.- On April 5, 2016, Mark Douglas “Doug” Helton, 62, of Maryville, Tenn., was sentenced by the Honorable Thomas A. Varlan, Chief U.S. District…
Knoxville Resident Arrested on Multiple Sexual Exploitation of Minor Charges
In response to a CyberTip received from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, the Knoxville Police Department’s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force…
Derrick Glenn Johnson Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Charges
A Knox County man who distributed and possessed thousands of images of child pornography was sent to prison today after prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s…
Convicted Sex Offender Caught with Child Pornography Pleads Guilty on Eight Charges
On August 5, 2015, at approximately 8:30 p.m., Knoxville Police Department Officer Jacob Wilson conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for driving the wrong…
Suspect Indicted and Arrested For Especially Aggravated Sexual Exploitation of a Minor
On July 7, 2015, Knoxville Police Department West District Patrol Officers arrested Chancey Craig Lawson on charges including Aggravated Assault, Kidnapping, Statutory Rape, Felony Theft,…
Christopher Anthony Burkett Pleads Guilty To Producing And Distributing Child Pornography
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Christopher Anthony Burkett, 42, of Knoxville, Tenn., pleaded guilty on October 28, 2015, in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of…
Mark Douglas Helton Pleads Guilty To Child Pornography Offenses
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – On Oct. 20, 2015, Mark Douglas Helton, 61, of Maryville, Tenn., pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of…
Brian Michael Burton Pleads Guilty To Attempted Enticement Of A Minor For Illegal Sexual Activity
KNOXVILLE, Tenn.- On Oct. 7, 2015, Brian Michael Burton, 40, of Fayetteville, pleaded guilty before the Honorable Thomas A. Varlan, Chief U.S. District Judge, to…
Johnny Ray Sammons Sentenced To 393 Months In Prison For Producing And Distributing Child Pornography
KNOXVILLE, Tenn.- On Sept. 21, 2015, Johnny Ray Sammons, 33, of Gatlinburg, Tenn., was sentenced by the Honorable Thomas A. Varlan, Chief U.S. District Judge,…