Overview
- Hamilton County records show Christopher Thomas Collins faces nine counts of especially aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor and remains in custody.
- Police say his wife found explicit files in a hidden folder while holding his phone during a medical procedure and later documented them with screenshots.
- Deputies detained Collins on Hixson Pike, seized his phone, and recovered two SD cards and an older phone during a consent search of the home.
- A forensic exam identified nine videos from concealed bathroom cameras time-stamped in 2025 showing the teen showering, using the toilet, and changing, which investigators say meet the legal definition of child sexual abuse material.
- Abba’s House says it reported the allegation to police and removed Collins from his deacon role, and court records list a Jan. 20 court date.