A Soddy-Daisy man is facing 23 charges related to alleged sexual encounters with minors, after a grand jury indictment this week.
Thomas Tucker, 56, turned himself in on the charges Friday, jail records show. He faces a bond of more than $500,000, according to indictment documents.
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Tucker is charged with 14 counts of statutory rape by an authority figure, seven counts of sexual battery by an authority figure and two counts of continuous sexual abuse of a minor, according to court filings.
Deputies with the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office started investigating Tucker in February, according to a news release.
There are at least three teenage victims in the case, the sheriff’s office said.
The alleged offenses took place sometime between July 2014 and the start of this year, according to the affidavit.
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