Two men, one from Marion County and one from Sequatchie County, have been charged with sexual exploitation of a minor in separate cases following investigations by state authorities.
Joshua James Long, 47, was arrested Oct. 31 and booked into the Marion County jail on a $250,000 bond, according to a news release from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. Michael Houston Williford, 39, was arrested Oct. 9 and booked into the Sequatchie County Jail on a $50,000 bond, according to another TBI news release.
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Long was taken into custody following a search of his home.
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children provided a cyber tip indicating that, from July to October, more than 1,900 files of sexual abuse material had been uploaded from an account in Marion County. During the course of the investigation, it was determined the account belonged to Long, according to a news release.