Murfreesboro Police officer fired after charges

The Daily News Journal

MURFREESBORO — A state investigation led to the arrest of Murfreesboro Police Sgt. Kevin Dunn on charges of especially aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor and now to his firing, police spokesman Kyle Evans said in an email to The Daily News Journal Tuesday afternoon.

"(Monday), after learning of an ongoing criminal investigation by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation into alleged sexual exploitation of a minor, the Murfreesboro Police Department decommissioned Sgt. Kevin Dunn and placed him on paid administrative leave," Evans said in the email. "Late (Monday), Dunn was arrested and charged with five counts of especially aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor.



(Tuesday), Chief of Police Glenn Chrisman recommended to City Manager Robert J. Lyons that Dunn be terminated for violations of standards of conduct outlined in the City of Murfreesboro Employee Handbook and the Murfreesboro Police Department General Order Manual. Mr. Lyons has concurred with that recommendation and has since terminated Dunn’s employment with the City, subject to his right to a due process hearing."

“We have a zero tolerance policy when it comes to alleged law violations by our employees,” Chief Chrisman was quoted in the email. “Due to the seriousness of the accusations and the evidence presented by the TBI investigators, the most appropriate course of action was to terminate his employment. We must remember that the actions of one person do not represent the everyday courage and dedication of the honest, hardworking employees of the MPD.”

According to Monday's news release from the TBI, the arrest of Dunn resulted from an ongoing ongoing child pornography investigation.

During the course of a recent investigation, TBI agents developed information which led to Dunn as an individual who had distributed images consistent with child pornography, the release stated.

Rutherford County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Lisa Marchesoni confirmed that Dunn, 42, was booked into the Rutherford County Adult Detention Center and remained there Tuesday evening on a $750,000 bond.