A Catoosa County man will spend decades in prison after a jury convicted him of sexually abusing his own child and recording the abuse on video.

What’s Happening: According to prosecutors, 35-year-old John Christian Collier was convicted on 16 counts of sexually related crimes against his child, according to the Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office. Judge Don Thompson sentenced Collier to serve 35 years in prison followed by 15 years of sex offender probation on November 10.

What’s Important: The case began when the child told its mother that Collier had been “acting strange lately” during weekend visits, according to the district attorney’s office. The mother immediately reported the behavior to law enforcement.

Between the Lines: Detective Todd Pitts of the

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