TBI: Athens man arrested for child rape, sexual exploitation
ATHENS, Tenn. (WDEF) — The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation arrested an Athens man recently for child exploitation in an ongoing case.
The TBI’S Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force arrested 27-year-old Kenterrius McGuffie.
Kenterrius McGuffie / TBI
They said he uploaded child sexual abuse material to Snapchat.
Authorities said they arrested McGuffie at his workplace in Sweetwater and then searched his home in Athens.
The TBI charged him with the following:
- Aggravated rape of a child – 13 counts.
- Especially aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor – 12 counts.
- Continual sexual abuse of a child – 1 count.
- Sexual exploitation of a minor – 1 count.
They added that he possessed more than 50 child sexual exploitation images.
The TBI booked McGuffie into the McMinn County Jail on a $400,000 bond.
Anyone with information on this case should contact 1-800-TBI-FIND.
