MONTEREY COUPLE CHARGED WITH SEVEN COUNTS OF RAPE/ABUSE OF A CHILD

TOLLETT AND YOUNG CHARGED WITH AGGRAVATED RAPE OF A CHILD
July 14, 2021
Investigators with the District Attorney General’s Office, the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office and the Monterey Police Department began to investigate allegations that JEFFERY LYNN TOLLETT, JR., age 29 and VICTORIA NICHOLE YOUNG, age 26, had engaged in sexual acts with a minor child. Both were residents of Monterey, TN in Putnam County.
On July 12, 2021 the results of the investigation were presented to the Putnam County Grand Jury. The Grand Jury found probable cause that Jeffery Lynn Tollett, Jr. and Victoria Nichole Young had committed criminal acts. The Grand Jury issued a True Bill of Indictment charging them with the following offenses.
Count 1: Aggravated Rape of a Child by Victoria Nichole Young
Count 2: Aggravated Rape of a Child by Jefferey Lynn Tollett, Jr.
Count 3: Aggravated Rape of a Child by Jefferey Lynn Tollett, Jr.
Count 4: Aggravated Rape of a Child by Victoria Nichole Young
Count 5: Aggravated Rape of a Child by Jefferey Lynn Tollett, Jr.
Count 6: Aggravated Rape of a Child by Victoria Nichole Young
Count 7: Aggravated Child Abuse by Victoria Nichole Young and Jeffery Lynn Tollett, Jr.
Both Tollett and Young were arrested yesterday, Tuesday, July 13, 2021 by Officers with the Monterey Police Department and booked into the Putnam County Jail.
The investigation is on-going. Due to the nature of these charges, the public is asked to contact the District Attorney’s office if you aware of any other potential victims.