Maryland man sentenced for soliciting, raping 13-year-old girl after meeting online: police

Edwin Richard Hunt was sentenced to 40 years in prison with 20 years suspended after pleading guilty to rape, sexual solicitation of a minor and child porn charges.

Joppa resident Edwin Richard Hunt, 43 was found guilty of one count of second-degree rape, one count of sexual solicitation of a minor, and one count of production of child pornography. He was sentenced to 40 years in prison with 20 years suspended.

Officers began investigating Hunt when the 13-year-old girl reported the rape to Frederick Police Department. The victim told police that she met him online and that they had had sexual intercourse.

"The defendant, later identified as Hunt, had met the victim three weeks earlier on a social media platform," the State’s Attorney’s Office for Frederick County said in a statement. "The defendant began to engage in sexually charged conversation with the minor victim, while sending explicit images."