NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said reports of online child exploitation continue to rise, and there’s no sign it’s slowing down.
“It’s definitely gotten worse since 2024,” TBI Assistant Special Agent in Charge Rob Burghardt said.
According to numbers from the TBI through September 2025, more than 21,000 reports have been filed statewide, nearly 1,000 of them coming directly to the TBI…