Knoxville Man Sentenced To 35 Years For The Sexual Exploitation Of Children And Distribution Of Child Pornography

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - On October 14, 2026, Christopher Michael Anderson, 45, currently of Knoxville, TN, was sentenced to 420 months imprisonment by the Honorable Thomas A. Varlan, United States District Judge, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Knoxville. Following his release from prison, Anderson will be required to register with state sex offender registries and comply with special sex offender conditions during his supervised release.

As part of the plea agreement filed with the court, Anderson agreed to plead guilty to an indictment charging him with, three counts of exploitation of a child in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2251(a); one count of attempted exploitation of a child in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2251(a); and one count of distribution of child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252A(a)(2).

From December 2018 through January 2022, Anderson, with the assistance of co-defendants Amanda Eggers and Brittany Anderson, sexually exploited nine children and possessed 138 images of additional child pornography. Anderson exchanged child pornography images with Eggers and B. Anderson of their minor children over the internet. Anderson also sexually exploited his grandchild. The ages of the victims ranged from just under two through eleven.

Eggers is currently set to be sentenced on November 18, 2026, and B. Anderson is currently sent to be sentenced on February 11, 2027, both hearings are scheduled with the Honorable Judge Varlan.

U.S. Attorney Francis M. Hamilton III of the Eastern District of Tennessee and Special Agent in Charge Terrence G. Reilly of the Nashville Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) made the announcement.

The criminal indictment was the result of an investigation by the FBI and the Knox County Sheriff's Office (KCSO).

Assistant United States Attorney Jennifer Kolman represented the United States.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood (PSC), a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006, by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by the United States Attorney's Offices and the Criminal Division's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, PSC marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims. For more information about PSC, please visit www.justice.gov/psc.

For more information about internet safety education, please visit www.justice.gov/psc/resources.html and click on the tab "resources."

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