Former Knoxville Police Officer Charged With Abuse of a Corpse
Shigeki Nagamoto faces a charge of abuse of a corpse following an alleged December 2024 incident; the case is undecided.
3 reports on this incident · first at Aug 27, 2026, 7:20 a.m. ET
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Aug 27, 2026, 1:48 p.m. ET
Former Knoxville Police Officer Charged with Abuse of a Corpse
Shigeki Nagamoto, 38, a former Knoxville Police officer, has been charged with Abuse of a Corpse, according to reports from wbng.com and wivk.com. The charge is an allegation, and Nagamoto is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt through the judicial process.
The charge stems from an incident in December 2024. The government alleged that while responding to the scene of a reported death, Nagamoto exposed and inappropriately touched part of a deceased woman's body, as reported by wivk.com. A similar account was reported by wbng.com, which said the alleged conduct occurred while at the scene of a reported death.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation investigated the case, and the Sixth Judicial District Attorney General's office brought the charge. The matter is at the charging stage and has not been resolved; no plea has been entered and no trial has occurred. The case remains pending.
Aug 27, 2026, 7:20 a.m. ETFirst report
Former Knoxville Police Officer Charged with Abuse of a Corpse
A former Knoxville police officer has been charged with Abuse of a Corpse, according to a report by wivk.com. The charge stems from an incident in December 2024, when the government alleges that Shigeki Nagamoto, while responding to the scene of a reported death, exposed and inappropriately touched part of a deceased woman's body.
The case is being handled by the Sixth Judicial District Attorney General, and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is listed as an investigating agency. As with all criminal defendants, Nagamoto is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt through the judicial process. The charge is only an accusation at this stage, and the case has not been decided in court.
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- Version 227 Aug 2026, 17:52current
Added explicit statement that the charge is an accusation and the case is undecided, and that Nagamoto has not been convicted.
- Version 127 Aug 2026, 11:20current
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- Version 127 Aug 2026, 17:48current
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