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Grainger School Board member indicted on new charges
Filed: May 30, 2026 at 1:00 AM ET
Summary: Steven Blanken faces three additional counts of aggravated statutory rape and three counts of sexual exploitation of a child.
WHO: Steven Blanken, Grainger County School Board member
WHAT: Indicted on three additional counts of aggravated statutory rape and three counts of sexual exploitation of a child
WHEN: May 29, 2026 at 1:52 PM ET
WHERE: Grainger County, Tennessee
WHY: He was indicted on additional charges alleging aggravated statutory rape and sexual exploitation of a child.
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