A TBI investigation by agents with the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit and the Fairfax County Virginia Police Department has resulted in the arrest of 22-year-old Tristan Hicks of Overton County, Tennessee.
In May, the Fairfax County Police Department received information about a minor sending child sexual abuse material (CSAM) to an adult male via TikTok and text message. Police identified Hicks as the suspect and due to his residing in Tennessee, the TBI was requested to take over the investigation.
Agents say they found that Hicks also had numerous victims in the Cookeville area and across the country who had sent CSAM to Hicks in exchange for monetary payments.
Tristan Hicks was charged with two counts of Aggravated Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, two counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, and four counts of Solicitation of a Minor. Hicks was taken into custody with assistance from the Livingston Police Department and booked into the Overton County Jail. His bond has been set at $100,000.
This investigation remains active and ongoing.
The TBI states Tristan Hicks is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt and convicted through due process of law.
Tristan Hicks courtesy TBI