ARIZONA
AzJournal.com
By Tammy Gray-Searles
Roy Hunt, who pleaded guilty to two counts of attempted child molestation, received a suspended sentence and was placed on probation for two years on each count by a Maricopa County Superior Court Judge. He must also serve an additional three months in the Maricopa County Jail beginning in March 2006. Hunt is required to register as a sex offender, and by court order cannot accept a position in his church working with or having authority over children.
Hunt, a former manager for the City of Holbrook and the Town of Snowflake, accepted a plea agreement July 27 that called for seven years of supervised probation and nine months in jail, with credit for time served. As of press time, the prosecutor in the case, Pinal Deputy County Attorney Kathryn Pierce, was unavailable to explain why Hunt’s sentence of probation is significantly less than called for in the plea agreement.
Hunt was indicted on Oct. 19, 2004, by a Maricopa County Grand Jury on charges of molestation of a child, sexual conduct with a minor and sexual abuse. A warrant was issued for his arrest. He was reportedly arrested at his office in Apache Junction on Nov. 3, 2004. ...
According to the News, the victim contacted police when she learned that Hunt would be serving in a leadership position in the LDS church that would involve direct contact with children.
Church officials were reportedly aware of the abuse and had excommunicated Hunt, but his membership was reinstated after two years of church discipline.
Posted by kshaw at September 2, 2005 02:43 PM