Sex Crimes — Nashville, TN — reported 2026-07-11

SUMMARY

A 39-year-old Goodlettsville man pleaded guilty to multiple sex offenses, including sexually exploiting a 7-year-old.

KEY FACTS

  • Incident type: Sex Crimes
  • Location: Nashville, TN
  • Date reported: 2026-07-11
  • Suspect: male, age 39
  • Status: pleaded guilty

REPORTED DETAILS

  • Bobby Lequan Council is facing at least 35 years in federal prison for his crimes.
  • Council pleaded guilty to one count of sexual exploitation of a minor (second offense), one count of possession of child sexual abuse material depicting a prepubescent minor (second offense), one count of failure to register as a sex offender, and one count of committing a felony offense involving a minor while required to register as a sex offender.
  • Council allegedly waived his Miranda rights and admitted to detectives that he had sexually abused the minor and recorded it on the phone.
  • The Goodlettsville Police Department responded to a home after a woman reported finding sexually explicit videos of a 7-year-old on a phone Council was using.
  • A forensic examination recovered three sexually explicit videos of the child, all created on Jan. 16, 2025.