(Grand Rapids, MI) – An orthodontist who used to practice in Grandville is facing federal charges of child exploitation. Forty-three-year-old Thomas Shannon was arrested in Frankfort and was charged with sexual exploitation of a minor, attempted sexual exploitation of a minor, possession and receipt of child pornography, and attempted receipt of child pornography. A criminal complaint filed in federal court says a therapist reported a teenager had been sexually exploited in 2021, and she told police she had received money for sending explicit images on Snapchat.
The Snapchat and CashApp accounts were traced to Shannon, who was living in Byron Township at the time.
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