Former Hamilton County Sheriff’s Deputy, Johnathan Nathaniel Allen, who was arrested at the end of 2024 for sexual exploitation of a minor is facing up to three decades behind bars after pleading guilty to producing child sexual abuse material in a federal case tied to South Carolina.
Allen, a Chattanooga resident at the time of the criminal solicitation and sexual exploitation of the then 13-year-old girl, was terminated from his job following a pre-disciplinary hearing.
According to federal investigators, Allen, then 25-years-old, posed as a 14-year-old boy named “Josh” and contacted the girl in September 2024 using both Reddit and a texting app.
