Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Northwest Georgia man will serve decades in prison after a multi-count child sexual exploitation conviction. Stephen Scott Thompson pled guilty to eight counts of sexually exploiting children, for possession child sexual abuse materials, on Thursday in Haralson County. According to the Haralson County Sheriff’s Office, Knight was put under investigation in July 2024, when Internet Crimes Against Children investigators received more than 40 cybertips about a person, later identified as Knight, living in Haralson County that was downloading the illegal material. Sgt. Brent Duggins, who received the tips, also testified to the content of the videos in court. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Police investigate crash in metro Atlanta that left 1 driver dead, 2 others injured Gwinnett County officer dead, another officer injured after shooting outside hotel 13 people slide off north Georgia mountain covered in snow “I’m grateful to the G.B.I., the many federal agencies and the Haralson County Sheriff’s Office for their hard work on this case,” District Attorney Jaeson Smith said in a statem