KNOXVILLE, Tennessee – A Monroe County grand jury has indicted a Knoxville man on child rape and sexual exploitation charges, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation announced Thursday. The indictments add to charges he already faces in Knox County.
The grand jury returned the indictments Wednesday against 54-year-old Jeremy Todd White, a convicted sex offender. He faces two counts of Rape of a Child, three counts of Especially Aggravated Sexual Exploitation of a Minor and two counts of Violation of the Sex Offender Registry. Authorities served him with the new charges Thursday at the Knox County Jail, where he was already in custody.
How the investigation unfolded
Special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and its Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Squad began looking into White in July. The agency said the investigation started with allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse.
Agents gathered evidence indicating White took at least one young girl to a location in Monroe County on multiple occasions and sexually abused her, the TBI said. Investigators also determined that White had created and possessed numerous images of child sexual abuse material.
A Knox County grand jury previously indicted White on 16 counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor as part of the same investigation.
Investigation remains open
The TBI said the case is active and ongoing. Based on digital evidence, agents believe White may have sexually abused and exploited additional children.
Anyone with information should call the TBI at 1-800-TBI-FIND.
The TBI noted that the charges are accusations, not evidence. White is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt and convicted through due process of law.
Growing caseload for ICAC agents
Four special agents make up the TBI’s ICAC Squad. They investigate cases across Tennessee involving the production and distribution of child sexual abuse material, along with other sex crimes.
Agents received 957 cases in 2024. That number rose to more than 1,500 in 2025. The TBI described the increase as significant and troubling, and said the small number of agents assigned to these cases makes public education and awareness more important.
