KNOXVILLE – A Knoxville man is behind bars after law enforcement allegedly found child sex abuse material on his phone.

Court documents show that authorities conducted a forensic examination of 18-year-old Sloan Vodochodsky’s cell phone on January 12. Digital images and video were recovered from the device that allegedly contained sexual images of Vodochodsky, and a video was found of a juvenile female performing a sexual act. Authorities say Vodochodsky admitted to receiving, possessing, and viewing the images and videos.

Vodochodsky is also accused of violating sex offender registry requirements. He is a registered sex offender for a crime committed in another state in 2021. According to court records, at the time of his arrest, Vodochodsky was living within 2,000 feet of a registered daycare, and he reportedly had several internet accounts that were not registered with the Iowa Sex Offender Registry Database. 

Vodochodsky was taken into custody and transported to the Marion County Jail on January 13. He now faces charges of Purchase/Possession of Depiction of Minor in Sex Act, 1st Offense (a class D felony), Sex Offender Residency Violation and Sex Offender Registration Violation (both aggravated misdemeanors), and Dissemination and Exhibition of Obscene Material to Minors (serious misdemeanor).