Judge Brent Davis sentenced Richard R. Hunt, 24, to serve two years of a five-year sentence, followed by three years of probation on each of the charges. The sentences will run concurrently. A Franklin County grand jury indicted Hunt on Friday on felony charges of gross sexual assault and unlawful sexual contact, and a misdemeanor charge of violation of condition of release.
In a plea agreement, the state dismissed the gross sexual assault and violation of release charges. The Oxford County case is from March in the Paris area. Hunt had pleaded guilty to an unlawful sexual contact charge at the time. He was serving a month sentence for violating conditions of his release and was released last year. He then started a delayed sentencing agreement in the Oxford County case when he was arrested by Jay police in November The agreement was terminated Wednesday.
The friend, the victim and Hunt shared a bed. The girl would testify that Hunt touched her groin area more than once, he said. She went home and told her mother. Jay Sgt. Russell Adams responded to the report, but Hunt had left the residence when Adams arrived. Adams would have testified that Hunt denied any contact with the girl. Hunt will have to undergo sex offender counseling to the satisfaction of his probation officer and will have to register as a sex offender for the remainder of his life.
A condition of his probation is to have no contact with girls under age 16 with the exception of family with adult supervision. Davis warned Hunt that if he violated probation he most certainly would serve the three remaining years of his sentence.
Tue, 25 Feb GMT Story Infinite Scroll - News3 v1. Hurricane Tracker. Weather Forecasting Growth. Weather on the Water. On Your Side. Game Center. Now Wed Thu Auburn man pleads guilty to sexually abusing girls. Hunt accepted responsibility and chose not to put the victim through a trial, the judge said.
