COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) -- Months after receiving a tip about a person possessing child pornography in Cookeville, authorities said they arrested a man for 14 counts of various felonies.
The Cookeville Police Department said it got a tip on Feb. 12 about a local resident being in possession of child sexual abuse material. Detectives assigned to the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force investigated and gathered enough evidence to obtain a search warrant for a Cookeville home.
According to law enforcement, ICAC investigators executed the warrant at 64-year-old Roger Burroughs' residence, where they seized various electronic devices. Forensic examinations of the seized devices reportedly yielded evidence of multiple crimes.
On Wednesday, July 24, Burroughs was arrested and charged with nine counts of sexual exploitation of a minor (Class D felony), four counts of aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor (Class C felony), and one count of soliciting sexual exploitation of a minor (Class E Felony), officials said. He was booked into the Putnam County Jail, with a bond set at $425,000.
Police said they are dedicated to protecting the children in the Cookeville community.
To report an incident involving the possession, distribution, receipt, or production of child sexual abuse material, call the Cookeville Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Division at 931-520-5265 or visit the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) website.
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