Jefferson Co. Man Facing 16 Child Exploitation Charges

Ty Elmer Abbot (Courtesy: JCSO)

Jefferson Co. Man Facing 16 Child Exploitation Charges

Ty Elmer Abbot (Courtesy: JCSO)

Jefferson County, TN (WOKI) A Jefferson County man is arrested Friday, November 3 following a more than two month investigation after child pornography images were uploaded to a public website.

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office says the investigation began on August 30 when the image upload IP address came from a home on Bales Road in New Market.

Police arrested Ty Elmer Abbot after a search of his devices. He is facing 16 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, distribute/sell material charges.

Abbot was already on the Tennessee Sex Offender Registry. He is being held on a $100,000 bond.

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Jefferson Co. Man Facing 16 Child Exploitation Charges

Ty Elmer Abbot (Courtesy: JCSO)

Jefferson Co. Man Facing 16 Child Exploitation Charges

Ty Elmer Abbot (Courtesy: JCSO)

Jefferson County, TN (WOKI) A Jefferson County man is arrested Friday, November 3 following a more than two month investigation after child pornography images were uploaded to a public website.

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office says the investigation began on August 30 when the image upload IP address came from a home on Bales Road in New Market.

Police arrested Ty Elmer Abbot after a search of his devices. He is facing 16 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, distribute/sell material charges.

Abbot was already on the Tennessee Sex Offender Registry. He is being held on a $100,000 bond.