RUTHERFORD COUNTY –Special agents assigned to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Squad have arrested and charged a La Vergne man in connection to an ongoing child exploitation case.
In December 2022, U.S. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) contacted TBI special agents about Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) uploaded to the internet in 2017. In February 2025, through the course of the joint investigation, agents determined the alleged perpetrator in the images was Jacob Taylor (DOB 11/07/2001).
In February 2026, a Rutherford County Grand Jury indicted Taylor, charging him with one count of Aggravated Rape of a Child, one count of Especially Aggravated Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, and one count of Aggravated Sexual Exploitation of a Minor. On February 6, deputies with the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office arrested 24-year-old Taylor and booked him into the Rutherford County Jail about 10-minutes before 2 AM, where he remains behind bars under a $75,000 bond, as of Friday night.
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