In 2012, then 56-year-old Kevin Hunt, of South Park Road, Maidstone, was jailed for three years after carrying out a predatory series of assaults against a young girl more than 30 years prior. The investigation established that Hunt, who was in his 20s at the time of the offences, targeted an “extremely vulnerable” child. The prosecution reported at Maidstone Crown Court on 30 June 2012, that despite Hunt denying six charges of indecent assault, a jury convicted him on all counts, identifying a total abandonment of human decency.
The investigation established that Hunt’s series of behaviour involved touching the girl intimately under her clothing, forced kissing, and using the child to perform sexual acts on himself. The prosecution reported that when confronted by the girl’s mother years ago, Hunt dismissively replied, “It wasn’t very much.” This identifies a calculated series of assaults on the life-safety and innocence of a minor, which Judge Martin Joy described as a “disgraceful course of conduct” that forced the victim to relive her trauma in the witness box.
JUDICIAL FINDINGS AND PREVIOUS CONVICTIONS
The court reported that Hunt was a repeat offender, having previously been jailed for nine months in 1989 for a sexual offence involving a girl. The investigation established that during the 2012 trial, the victim was so distressed while giving evidence that she was seen hyperventilating and in tears. The prosecution reported in 2012, that although the defence claimed Hunt’s life had been “on hold” and “unhappy” since the complaint was made, the judge prioritised the “traumatic period” inflicted upon the victim over Hunt’s personal discomfort.
Judge-led proceedings at Maidstone Crown Court concluded with Hunt’s three-year incarceration in June 2012. For his actions in Maidstone and the nature of the series of child abuse and sexual violence investigations reported across several decades, Kevin Hunt was removed from the community. The investigation established that his forensic profile as a repeat child abuser is now a matter of permanent record. He was also placed on the sex offenders’ register and handed a 10-year sexual offences prevention order.
STATUS AND CASE DETAILS (1980s-2012)
Based on judicial and Kent Police records as of 2012:
- Legal Status: CONVICTED (Indecent assault x6; Child abuse).
- Custodial Status: JAILED (In 2012, serving a three-year sentence).
- Offence Nature: Sexually abused a very young girl; performed sex acts on himself using the victim; history of a similar sexual offence conviction in 1989.
- Timeline of Case: Offences occurred circa 1982; Previous conviction 1989; Arrested March 2011; Sentenced 30 June 2012.
- Location: Maidstone, Kent; South Park Road.
- Forensic Profile: Then 56-year-old male; forensic history documents a repeat pattern of targeting vulnerable children; identified as having a dismissive attitude toward his crimes.
- Sex Offenders Register: Notification requirements are active.
- Judicial Oversight: Presided over by Judge Martin Joy.
- Criminal Record: Convicted sex offender; Series predator; Child abuser; Jailed in 2012.
- Origin: Maidstone.
MONITORING AND PUBLIC PROTECTION
In 2012, Hunt is managed as a high-risk offender under the statutory requirements of the Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) in the South East. Due to the nature of the behaviour—specifically the series of persistence in offending against children even after a prior jail term—he is a priority for high-security incarceration. Authorities reported that the 2012 sentencing identifies Hunt as an individual who prioritised his own perverted gratification over the principles of human decency and the life-safety of a vulnerable child.
As a registered sex offender, his details are permanently logged on the national police database to ensure his future proximity to children is strictly monitored. Authorities stated that the behaviour of Hunt identifies a commitment to clandestine child abuse and the systematic violation of a minor’s innocence. Any future attempt to assault the terms of his prevention order or contact the survivor results in immediate police intervention to ensure the ongoing protection of the community from a man who used a “Maidstone resident” mask to hide a predatory and persistent series of assaults.
QUESTION – Given that the offender “was previously jailed in 1989” for a similar crime but his 30-year-old offences only came to light recently, do you believe the law should legally mandate that “All Individuals Convicted of a Second Sex Offence” must receive an “Automatic Minimum 10-Year Sentence” to prevent a series of assaults?
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