The Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD) on Tuesday announced the arrest of Jesse Stinson, an employee of the Metro Nashville government who has worked as an operations analyst for nearly three years, for the crime of child exploitation.
According to an MNPD press release, the department’s Sex Crimes detectives assigned to its Internet Crimes Against Children Unit arrested Stinson on Tuesday afternoon, following questioning over email addresses that were allegedly used to transmit “child porn images.”
“The investigation of Stinson began after Yahoo became aware of child sexual abuse material being sent on its platform and reported it to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children,” MNPD said in a Tuesday press release.
According to MNPD, “Stinson admitted during the interview with detectives that the two email accounts involved were his,” and acknowledged receiving sexually explicit materials involving children.”
MNPD confirmed it seized computer equipment and storage devices belonging to Stinson during a search warrant and said the department expects additional charges to be filed against the Metro Nashville employee.
The department reported Stinson (pictured above) was initially arrested “on the felony charge of sexual exploitation of a minor (less than 50 items),” and that his bond was set at $6,000 by a Davidson County judicial commissioner.
A LinkedIn profile that appears to belong to Stinson shows he has worked as an operations analyst for Metro Nashville since December 2022, and has worked in the information and technology field since at least 2013. MNPD reportedly confirmed Stinson was a current Metro Nashville employee at the time of his arrest on Tuesday, and the Metro Legal Department has told the press that Stinson was placed on administrative leave “pending his response to a charges letter regarding his employment status.”
Metro Nashville told WKRNÂ that Stinson has no access to Metro property or computers following his arrest.
Davidson County Sheriff’s Office records suggest Stinson was booked into jail on Tuesday afternoon and was released on bond later that same evening.
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Tom Pappert is the lead reporter for The Tennessee Star, and also reports for The Pennsylvania Daily Star and The Arizona Sun Times. Follow Tom on X/Twitter. Email tips to [email protected].
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