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By: MARIE KEMPH, mkemph@murfreesboropost.com

Posted: Thursday, March 29, 2012 11:27 pm

Robert Hunt Jr.

A Murfreesboro man accused of taking nude photos of his girlfriend’s 4-year-old daughter is facing multiple charges after being arrested by MTSU police Monday at Womack Lane Apartments on campus.

Twenty-two-year-old Robert Lee Hunt Jr., of Fairfax Drive, was booked Monday evening into the Rutherford County Adult Detention Center on three counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, according to a Sheriff’s Office intake report.

On Sunday, Hunt’s girlfriend, who is an MTSU student, filed a complaint with campus police, saying she observed nude photos of her daughter on his cellphone, prompting authorities with the university to launch an investigation.

Campus police then worked with the Murfreesboro Police Department to arrest Hunt on the charges, according to an MTSU Office of Public Safety press release.

“Obviously, any parent wants something done quickly on this, and luckily, we were able to move fairly quickly on it," said Sgt. Broede Stucky, who serves as a spokesman for the Office of Public Safety, in an interview with News Channel 5.

When Hunt was questioned about the allegations, he allegedly admitted to taking the photos on March 20, while he was babysitting the child at his girlfriend’s on-campus apartment.

The Police Department has since filed additional charges in relation to the possession and distribution of child pornography.

Hunt, who is not an MTSU student, has also been issued a criminal trespass warning for all of campus – meaning he is no longer allowed on any university-owned property.

Campus police said Thursday they believe there is only one victim, and at this time, are not aware of any evidence of the girl being sexually assaulted.

However, anyone with additional information about this case should call the Office of Public Safety, which is the lead agency in charge of the ongoing investigation, at 615-898-2424.

As of Thursday night, Hunt remained in custody at the Adult Detention Center in Murfreesboro. He is scheduled to appear for a preliminary hearing May 22 in General Sessions Court.

Tagged under Abuse, Campus Police, Child Pornography, Crime, MPD, MTSU, Murfreesboro, Robert Hunt Jr, Rutherford County, Womack Lane Apartments

Member Opinions:

By: kwb2w_mtsu_s12 on 4/1/12
Waves of apprehension run over me to know that things like this happen quite often all around the world. Pornography is one thing but child pornography is an issue within itself. Pornography is protected by the First Amendment because it is a form of personal expression, unless it contains obscenity. The Supreme Court uses the Miller Test to determine if the pornography passes as obscene or as freedom of expression. This case definitely files as obscenity when used against the Miller Test. It involves patently offensive sexual conduct and lacks serious scientific, literary, artistic, or political value. Child pornography is not protected under the first amendment. I think Robert Lee is going to be charged for obscenity and invasion of privacy. Child pornography is illegal in all states and is taken very seriously in court. Child pornography differs greatly from regular pornography because the child is not old enough to consent. I’m very pleased to know that MTSU police caught Robert Lee. People that commit crimes that involve child pornography don’t deserve to roam the streets freely. It scares me to know that this is what our world is coming to. Although, I’m glad our country takes child pornography very seriously, and Lee will serve his time in jail.

By: cmk3i_mtsu_s12 on 4/2/12
I personally hope that Robert Lee Hunt is sentenced to jail for a very long time. Not only did he sexually exploit a minor, but he possibly scarred that young child for life. I applaud the bravery of his girlfriend for contacting the authorities about this very serious issue and not letting the feelings she has for her boyfriend get in the way. There’s no telling how long this man has been doing this to her daughter and also how many other children he has done things to. She saw only pictures but he could have also touched the poor child as well. Although part of his punishment is that he can’t trespass on any MTSU owned property, I feel like a college campus is not a place that would be effected by this man negatively. Everyone at a college campus is an adult. It would have been better and made a lot more sense if he were to not be allowed to trespass on any school campus at all in the area, especially schools with kids ages eighteen and under. This man has proved himself to be a danger to society and a danger to children. He needs to be locked away as far from children as possible.

By: postlooker22 on 4/6/12
innocent until proven guilty? Lets see what happens.