A Davidson County Grandy Jury has indicted 33-year-old Dave Gajda on one count of sexual exploitation of a minor. The indictment alleges that between February 14th and June 27th of 2022, Gajda possessed material of a minor child participating in sexual activities. He is jailed in lieu of a $150,000 bond.
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Tristan Hawkins confesses to possessing child porn for past seven years in East Nashville
21-year-old Tristan Hawkins is charged with sexual exploitation of a minor after he confessed to possessing, viewing, sending, and receiving child sexual abuse material, both images and videos, over the past seven years. A search of his online accounts and phone revealed hundreds of such items, including forcible rape. Details in arrest affidavit in the story. Hawkins is free on a $25,000 bond.
Jail Call: Akeen Warner begs that he “doesn’t wanna end up on Scoop” for child rape
36-year-old Akeen Warner was arrested on September 11th after he returned to the home of his ex-girlfriend after an argument. His ex, Doresha Blakely, was still hiding in the bathroom, which he entered while holding a gun at his side. As police arrived and knocked on the door, he demanded the victim move to the back bedroom with the juvenile children and remain quiet. He eventually surrendered to SRT officers after they arrived and de-escalated the situation. At some point during the incident, the victim retained Warnier’s cell phone.
At a later time, the victim would receive a phone call from one of Warner’s friends, asking her to delete specific images from his cell phone which captured him raping a five-year-old child. On a recorded jail phone call, he begged her not to tell the police, stating, “I don’t want to end up on Scoop!” [details in the linked story may be graphic]
Eric Thatcher, charged with sexual exploitation, says he was attracted to minors “at one time”
30-year-old Eric Thatcher is charged with the sexual exploitation of a minor after officers located over 100 sexual images of minors in his Dropbox online storage account. In some of the videos, the minor females were as young as toddlers, and some were dressed in bondage attire in the videos. During an interview, Thatcher admitted to receiving the videos and images and viewing them. He disclosed that he “at one time” had a sexual attraction to minors.
Johnathan Kalac indicted on sexual exploitation of a minor charges — $35K bond
33-year-old Johnathan Kalac is charged with 16 counts of aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor. A Davidson County Grand Jury indicted him on the charges in March and he was booked into custody this week. The indictment specifies multiple days on which Kalac possessed the obscene material with intent to promote, sell, distribute, transport, purchase, or exchange it with others. He is jailed in lieu of a $35,000 bond.
Trevor Alexander Davenport confesses to sending sexually explicit images to a 16-year-old boy
Police say 26-year-old Trevor Alexander Davenport has now confessed to sending sexually explicit videos and images of himself to a 16-year-old boy via Snapchat. The incident happened on March 12th, while Davenport was working at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. The 16-year-old male victim disclosed the incidents in the days after the event to the Franklin Police Department, who interviewed Davenport. Davenport is free on a $50,000 bond.
David Friedrichs of Ashland City jailed on child pornography charges — over 100 items
60-year-old David Friedrichs is jailed after a search warrant on his Bull Run Road in Ashland City resulted in the discovery of over 100 images of the sexual exploitation of minors. He had some save on his phone and had used texts, Instagram, and Telegram to share and view the images. A commissioner set his bond at $25,000.
Man held on $75K bond for over 200 sexual images of minors — Hassan Alosif arrested
30-year-old Hassan Alosif is jailed in lieu of a $75,000 bond after the David County Grand Jury indicted him on two counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, each with over 100 items. The incidents occurred in February of 2018, the Grand Jury presented a true bill in November of 2020, and he was arrested on the outstanding warrant last Friday, February 11th.
East Nashville man admits to having dozens of horrific child sex videos in online accounts — Alan Walter arrested
Metro Nashville Police say 25-year-old Alan Walter (who goes by the online name of ‘Dahlia Mejia’), of East Nashville, admitted to having dozens of videos in online storage accounts, including Dropbox, which depicted the sexual abuse of pre-pubescent minor males including several videos showing the r*ping of infants and toddlers. Walter is jailed in lieu of a $20,000 bond. (WARNING: extreme details in story on website)
21-year-old says he “might have had an attraction to minor boys in the past” — Jacob Nipper found with videos
21-year-old Jacob Nipper (AKA Jake King) is free on a $10,000 bond, via Smiley’s Bail Bonding, after police located over 100 sexual images and videos of minor boys, some as young as toddlers, in his online storage accounts. He admitted to watching the videos approximately once per week, and when asked if he had an attraction to minor boys, he told a detective that he didn’t anymore, however, he might have in the past. Nipper is charged with sexual exploitation of a minor, full details in story.
Sex offender found with 75+ sexual images and videos of minors
37-year-old Micheal Boykins was charged with sexual exploitation of a minor and two counts of sex offender registration violation after he failed to report his address to authorities.
U.S. Department of Homeland Security helps capture suspect with child pornography
40-year-old Ramiro Bartolo-Alcantar was charged with sexual exploitation of a minor when Homeland Security Investigations tracked his phone through a social media app called AirG and found lewd photos of children ranging from the ages of 4 to 14.
Robertson County man charged with sexual exploitation of a minor
ROBERTSON COUNTY – A joint investigation by TBI and FBI Special Agents with the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force has resulted in the arrest of a White House man on charges of sexual exploitation of a minor.
Man admits his computer “likely contains around 1,000 images/videos” of child pornography
37-year-old Matthew Bruce was charged with sexual exploitation of a minor after he attempted to upload child pornography to Google Photos.
100+ images/videos of child porn found in downtown Clarksville Restaurant – Roux
55-year-old Gregory Robert Shea, who is one of the owners of the Roux in downtown Clarksville was arrested Sunday night, charged with sexual exploitation of a minor. He is free tonight on a $100,000 bond. Investigators located over 100 images and videos on an iPad inside the restaurant’s office and the owner admitted to “having a problem”.
Man admits sexual interest in minor girls; caught by Tumblr and arrested for exploitation
28-year-old Cory Edmondson was charged with sexual exploitation of a minor (51-100 items) when police raided his home after he had been locked out of his Tumblr account for storing sexual images of minor females, ages 8-12 years old, on his profile.
Clarksville couple indicted on 37 charges including rape, incest, and continuous sexual abuse of a child
Clarksville husband Christopher Monson was charged with 10 counts of aggravated sexual battery, 9 counts of incest, 7 counts of rape of a child under 13 years old, 3 counts of rape, 2 counts of continuous sexual abuse of a child, especially aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor, and criminal attempt to commit rape. His wife, Christy Monson was charged with 2 counts of duty to report – abuse/ neglect/ etc., coercion of a witness, and tampering with or fabricating evidence.
33-year-old duo charged in chilling child sex case
A Davidson County Grand Jury has indicted two 33-year-olds, Nancy McCullum, and Dustin Burks, each on counts of rape and sexual exploitation of a minor child, as young as 9 years old.
Nashville Man charged with sexual exploitation of minor: hundreds of images
56-year-old Ralph Edward Covington Jr has been indicted by the Davidson County Grand Jury on 6 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor. He is jailed in lieu of a $200,000 bond.
Caleb Pickens charged with sexual exploitation of minors – $85,000 bond
19-year-old Caleb Pickens is charged with 4 counts sexual exploitation of a minor after four Dropbox accounts were found to be filled with hundreds of inappropriate images and videos.
Grand Jury indicts Hermitage man for uploading images of minor girls: sexual exploitation of a minor
Domini Dimare, 25, has been indicted by the Davidson County Grand Jury after he uploaded images of underage girls, age 10-16, to an online chatroom with the name of ‘naughtyy'[sic]. He is free on $10,000 bond.
Man Indicted on Multiple Sex Offenses Against Child Under 13
Christopher Dale Wood, 48, of Goodlettsville, was indicted by the Grand Jury and booked yesterday on multiple sex offenses, against a minor child. He is currently free on a $75,000 property bond.
Antioch Handyman Charged w/ Sexual Exploitation of a Minor
Michael Perryman, who often does handyman and painting jobs in the area, has been arrested on sexual exploitation of a minor charges, after he left his phone at an Antioch truck stop, and it was found to have multiple images of children engaged in sexual activities in it.
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73-year-old Charged w/Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, 100+ items [Updated]
73-year-old Charged w/Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, 100+ items
New Charge: Michael Shawn Owens confesses to Rape of a 6 year old child
After being arrested for over 300 sexual images of minor children earlier this week, Michael Shawn Owens has now been charged with ‘Rape of a
