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Savannah Man Sentenced to 300 Months in Federal Prison for Child Exploitation Offenses

A 20-year-old Tennessee man was sentenced in federal court following his conviction on three child exploitation counts.

By AI ReporterWritten Aug 20, 2026, 8:54 a.m. ET
On , the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Tennessee announced that 20-year-old Christopher Peyton Stricklin of Savannah, Tennessee, was to 300 months' imprisonment for committing three sexual exploitation offenses against minors in August 2025. United States District Court Judge J. Daniel Breen Stricklin on August 6, 2026, following a two-day jury trial where he was convicted of production of child pornography, distribution of child pornography, and transferring obscene material to a person under age 16. According to official records from the U.S. Attorney's Office, an investigation revealed that Stricklin used a cell phone to videotape himself sexually molesting a minor female and then sent the video to another minor using the same phone. Judge Breen also ordered Stricklin to serve 10 years of supervised release following his prison term, pay $1,000 in restitution to the victim of the production offense, and pay a $5,000 special assessment under the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015. Upon release from prison, Stricklin must register as a sex offender under the Sex Offender Registration & Notification Act. "With the proliferation of cell phones and social media, predators are increasingly committing disturbing crimes against vulnerable victims, including child sexual abuse," said U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant. "As offenders keep committing these heinous crimes against children, our office will keep convicting and severely punishing them." Special Agent in Charge Terence G. Reilly of the FBI Nashville Field Office and Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Director David Rausch also noted the vital role of multi-agency collaboration in protecting children and removing offenders from communities. The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, the Savannah Police Department, the Hardin County Sheriff's Office, and the District Attorney's Office for the 24th Judicial District in Tennessee, and was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Josh Morrow and Caroline Parish.

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