Former KCSO deputy Tim Stidam pled guilty to two counts. (Courtesy: KCSO)

Former Knox County Deputy Pleads Guilty in Sexual Misconduct Case

Posted on April 22, 2024

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A former Knox County Sheriff’s office deputy has pled guilty to two counts in a sexual misconduct case from 2022.

According to police records, Tim Stidam was fired from the sheriff’s office in March of 2022 during an internal investigation into how he handled a teen’s cellphone and images that were on it.

Stidam pled guilty Monday to two counts: aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor and official misuse while making a call, according to court records.

Stidam had been working at the sheriff’s office since 2013.

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