Rochester sex offender accused of kidnapping, choking, and raping 14-year-old

Kelvin Hunt

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ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A sex offender was arrested after Rochester Police say he kidnapped, choked, and raped a 14-year-old girl.

Kelvin Hunt, 47 of Rochester, is facing multiple charges including predatory sexual assault, sexually motivated burglary, criminal possession of a weapon, and possession of a controlled substance.

According to a criminal complaint, Hunt broke into the victim’s home on the city’s northeast side while she was home alone on the morning of Feb. 2. The complain says Hunt was armed with a tire iron, choked the victim, and forced her to perform sexual acts. The complaint also says Hunt kidnaped the girl and took her to another location where he raped her.

RPD says that, during the sexual assault, Hunt took photographs of the girl, pointed a gun at her, and threatened to kill her.

Hunt was arrested after a manhunt by the RPD Special Victims Unit, Rochester Area Crimes Against Children Task Force, and U.S. Marshals. They say Hunt was involved in two separate police chases in the past several days and U.S. Marshals eventually tracked him down to a hotel in Gates. He was taken into custody on Sunday after a foot chase.

Officials say they searched Hunt’s hotel room and found a loaded handgun and about 80 grams of heroin. According to RPD, Hunt was scheduled to be arraigned on Monday morning but he refused to leave his jail cell. Instead, he will be arraigned on Tuesday morning in Rochester City Court.

RPD said the investigation is still ongoing and more charges may be filed. Hunt is considered a level-two violent sex offender because of a previous conviction for sex abuse by forcible compulsion in 1995. He is also currently on parole because of a criminal possession of a weapon conviction from 2004.

According to RPD, Hunt was known to the family of the victim.