Terry Lewayne Murphree, 39, is charged in Blount County with 17 crimes: nine counts of a clergy member having sexual intercourse with a child, three counts of sexual abuse, and one count each of first-degree rape, electronic solicitation of a child, human trafficking, traveling to meet a child for sex, and first-degree attempted sodomy.
Muphree, court documents filed Wednesday allege, abused his position as a youth minister to repeatedly assault the girl inside of "a church, in the defendant’s home, and in the child’s home."
A complaint filed with the Circuit Court of Blount County alleges that the victim was assaulted "at least 7 times and as many as 15 times" from March 29 through June 22, 2024.
Murphree also allegedly contacted the girl via text and Snapchat in order to request nude photographs and videos, threatening to "kill himself and his wife" if she did not send them, according to the complaint.
