Jimmy Ray Neal was a Putnam County, Tennessee commissioner until he resigned in July 2022. He was arrested in May, 2022 for possession of child sex abuse material. The US Attorney alleges he was the administrator of a CSAM sharing group on Kik, a popular app for pedophiles. His trial has been postponed to August 2023.
He entered a guilty plea on January 9, 2026. Sentencing is May 11, 2026.
- Dept of Justice: Putnam County Commissioner Facing Child Pornography Charges
- WKRN: Putnam County commissioner facing child pornography charges
- Herald-Citizen: Neal trial continued to later in year
- Herald-Citizen: Former Putnam commissioner, state trooper enters plea in child porn case
