A Louisiana television news anchor resigned after allegedly sending sexual messages to who he believed was an underage girl.
KTBS anchor and news director Bill Lunn has resigned after being accused of sending explicit photos and texts to a 15-year-old boy.
He allegedly set up a meeting, but was shocked to find three men on the other end who say they had orchestrated the entire setup as a “predator hunter” plan.
An investigation was launched on May 29 after Lunn called police claiming to have been the victim of an assault in Shreveport.
However, officials said KTBS They quickly determined this was not true after speaking with the men.
Louisiana TV news anchor Bill Lunn has resigned after allegedly sending sexual messages to what he believed was an underage girl. Lunn photographed with his wife Sheri in 2017
Lunn resigned after being accused of sending explicit photos to a 15-year-old and arranging a meeting.
Antonio Coleman, Kameron Kennon and Kataurio Grigsby said they had posed as a teenager on the dating app Meet Me for weeks in a bid to catch suspected pedophiles.
They told the news site. myarklamiss They were shocked to learn that the person they were chatting with was supposedly the married father Lunn.
“They had a conversation and he asked her how old she was,” Coleman said. ‘The girl told him that she was 15 years old.
“He sent her photos, he said he wanted to do things to her, explicit things.”
Lunn was a KTBS news anchor and also news director until his resignation on Monday.
He claims the number used was the same number listed on Lunn’s LinkedIn profile.
“It’s crazy how quickly they are willing to meet young women,” Kennon added.
The trio say they confronted Lunn, who allegedly said he had a wife and children before fleeing the scene and calling police.
Officers arrived at the scene and detained him before releasing him without charge.
An investigation began on May 29 after Lunn called police claiming to have been the victim of an assault in Shreveport.
But Antonio Coleman, Kameron Kennon and Kataurio Grigsby claim they had lured Lunn to an address by posing as a 15-year-old girl he wanted to meet.
However, his electronic devices have been seized as part of an investigation. An internal investigation has been launched at his workplace, where he resigned as of Monday.
Lunn’s lawyer, Dhu Thompson, said his client strenuously denies any wrongdoing.
‘It is our preliminary understanding that this incident was not the result of a police investigation, but rather conducted by private individuals.
‘Our main concern at this time is that the authorities receive all the evidence surrounding this incident so that they can conduct a thorough and complete review. Lunn has cooperated with authorities and vehemently denies any allegations of wrongdoing.
“We are hopeful that after a thorough review of all the evidence surrounding this matter, Mr. Lunn will be proven innocent and cleared of all allegations.”
However, this is not Lunn’s first brush with the law. In 2019, he was charged with driving under the influence.
Although he was below the legal alcohol level, he was still determined to be intoxicated and charged with a citation.
Lunn was released without charge but his electronic devices are being examined as part of an investigation.
Lunn joined KTBS in 2019 and was previously an anchor for KTSP, during which time he had a particularly memorable slip-up while on air.
The announcer was setting up a story about the Boy Scouts during a newscast in 2013 when he mistakenly said, “I swear allegiance to the faggot.”
Lunn quickly apologized and took to Twitter to apologize for the mistake and assure his fans that he bears no ill will towards the gay community, but only after first laughing, to the ire of some of his Twitter followers.
His Instagram bio indicates that he is a “journalist, author, father, fisherman, guitarist” who has been “saved by grace.”