NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – The Criminal Court of Sumner County unveiled on Tuesday a 160-count indictment towards Middle Tennessee musician Phil Vaught, accusing him of sexual abuse of a toddler, rape and sexual exploitation.
The expenses towards Philip Wayne Vaught embrace:
- 5 counts alleging sexual abuse of a toddler, together with aggravated rape, rape and soliciting sexual exploitation
- 76 counts alleging he “did unlawfully and knowingly use a minor in the production of material that includes the minor engaging in sexual activity”
- 15 counts alleging illegal sexual penetration of an individual a minimum of the age of 13 however beneath the age of 18, who was a minimum of 4 years youthful than Vaught and whereas Vaught was in a “position of trust”
- 3 counts alleging that in February 2017, Vaught knowingly possessed greater than 100 items of materials that included a minor participating in sexual exercise
- 10 counts alleging he knowingly engaged within the penetration of a toddler
- 51 counts alleging Vaught “did unlawfully and knowingly possess material that includes a minor engaged in sexual activity”
The incidents date again to 2015 and allegedly occurred as just lately as January 2026.
Vaught was arrested in Mississippi over the weekend and his bond was set at $1.5 million.
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