A youth leader in Loudon County was arrested earlier this month accused of aggravated statutory rape and solicitation of sexual exploitation of a minor.
According to Detective Sgt. Jason Smith with the Loudon County Sheriff’s Office, Courtney Michelle Bingham was arrested on Dec. 4 after she reportedly sent nude pictures and lewd comments to a 16-year-old male at Bethany Baptist Church.
Bingham calls herself a youth leader and has been referred to by others as a youth leader, Smith said.
Investigators believe she and the boy started communicating over the summer, but nothing inappropriate happened until last month, according to the sheriff's office. Investigators were notified in early December.
DCS Special Investigations Unit has been called in to assist.
At this time there are no other victims who have come forward and no direct evidence that she has other victims. The case is still under investigation.