An investigation by special agents with the Human Trafficking Unit of the TBI, Overton County Sheriff’s Office and the 19th District Attorney General’s Office has resulted in the arrest of 44-year-old Timothy C. Duke of Livingston, Tennessee.

Back in May of this year, agents began investigating a tip to the Tennessee Human Trafficking Hotline from management at a hotel in Springfield. The hotel reported suspicious activity that appeared consistent with mandatory human trafficking training employees had received. During the course of the investigation, Duke was identified as the individual at the hotel with a juvenile.

On September 24, 2020, the Robertson County Grand Jury returned indictments charging Duke with two counts of aggravated statutory rape. Yesterday (Friday, October 9, 2020), Duke was taken into custody by the Overton County Sheriff’s Office and booked into the Robertson County Jail on $25,000 bond.