Police: Deacon Asks Wife to Hold His Phone at Dental Visit, She Discovers Nudes of Their 15-Year-Old Babysitter

A deacon in suburban Chattanooga, Tennessee, was arrested after he asked his wife to hold his smartphone while he underwent a dental procedure — only to have her drill down into his files and discover nudes of their 15-year-old babysitter recorded on a hidden camera, police said.

Christopher Thomas Collins, a 42-year-old deacon at Abba’s House in Hixson, Tennessee, was arrested Wednesday and charged with nine counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, the New York Post reported.

Police detained Collins after his wife discovered the videos. She suspected he had been cheating on her and searched his phone during emergency tooth surgery, according to the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office.

The Chattanooga Times Press explained:

The wife knew the girl as a family acquaintance