GREENE COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) - A Greene County man is in custody and charged with several child and animal-related sex crimes.

According to a release from the Greene County Sheriff's Office (GCSO), an investigation began earlier this year with cybertips from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) involving the distribution of child sexual abuse material.

The suspect was identified as 31-year-old Devon James King of Greene County. King was arrested on Sept. 11 on 8 counts of aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor, the release said.

On Monday, a Greene County Grand Jury handed down the following additional charges via a presentment/capias: • 3 counts of Aggravated Rape of a Child • 9 counts of Aggravated Sexual Battery • 13 counts Especially Aggravated Sexu

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