Following an investigation by the Oak Ridge Police Department and indictments by the Anderson County Grand Jury, 53-year-old Sean S. Finnegan and 23-year-old Rebecca E. Dishman have each been charged with two counts of aggravated rape of a child eight years of age or less. They also face 18 counts of especially aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor. Both are set to appear in Anderson County Criminal Court May 28, 2021 for arraignment on these new charges.

Finnegan and Dishman have been in custody on prior charges of first-degree murder, aggravated rape, abuse of corpse, aggravated kidnapping and tampering with evidence. In August 2020, officers discovered the body of 36-year-old Jennifer Paxton at a home on East Fairview Road. Court documents say she was tortured, raped and deprived of food and medical care. They also stated her body was put in a freezer, with parts of it removed. The death penalty is being considered if the two are convicted on those charges.