Man Found Guilty in Rape Case Involving a Minor

Shelby County, TN—  Today, David Pruett was convicted of Rape of a Child and several other offenses stemming from a 2019 incident where he photographed a minor performing a sexual act. During the two-day bench trial, the state presented several witnesses, including the victim’s aunt, the responding officer, the victim himself, forensic interviewer Pat Lewis, and Criminal Investigator AJ Kant, who interacted with a jail informant.

Further testimony was provided by the jail informant, who disclosed the location of Pruett’s hard drives as told by the defendant. Additional witnesses included the keeper of records for both the storage unit and jail calls, along with MPD Sergeant  Hutchinson, who discovered the hard drives and images on them. Ultimately, a judge found Pruett Guilty of Rape of a Child, Especially Aggravated Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, and two counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor.