A Lebanon woman has been sentenced to more than 28 years in federal prison after admitting to producing child sexual abuse material, trafficking children for sexual exploitation, and accepting money in exchange for the material.
Alisha Danielle Scudder was sentenced July 27 to 340 months in prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release, after being convicted of conspiracy, four counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, sex trafficking of children, distribution of child sexual abuse material, and sale of child sexual abuse material.
According to federal court documents, Scudder produced child sexual abuse material involving two children under the age of 14 between June 2019 and March 2022. Prosecutors said she sent images and videos to a co-conspirator over the internet in exchange for money. The co-conspirator also requested additional material and, on at least one occasion, traveled from East Tennessee to Middle Tennessee, where more abuse material was made.
The investigation began in October 2022 after the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children received two CyberTips about suspected child sexual abuse material uploaded through social media. Investigators traced it to the co-conspirator and later executed a search warrant at Scudder’s Lebanon home in December 2022.
Federal agents recovered electronic devices containing communications with the co-conspirator and child sexual abuse material. During an interview, Scudder admitted producing and sending the material and receiving payment for some of it.
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