Crimes, Miscellaneous NEWS

Man sent sex pictures of ex-girlfriend to her family – as Christmas cards

Published by onlines on October 30, 2009

A Murfreesboro man was sentenced to two years of probation after he pleaded guilty Tuesday to distributing sexually explicit Christmas cards of his ex-girlfriend.

David Simmons, 57, was arrested in May in connection with eight counts of unlawful photography against his ex-girlfriend, criminal impersonation and vandalism. He pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges of unlawful photography and criminal impersonation.

The plea agreement states that Simmons would have been sentenced to six months in jail for the criminal impersonation charge, but was instead given a suspended sentence.

He would have also had to serve two 11-month-29-day jail terms for unlawful photography, but that sentence was also suspended.

Any infraction while he is on probation could result in Simmons being forced to serve those terms.

Simmons was accused of taking photographs of his ex-girlfriend, without her knowledge, that showed her performing sexual acts on him. After a nasty break-up, Simmons sent the picture to the woman’s relatives as Christmas cards, police said.

Some family members opened the card, while others were intercepted by the woman before they were opened, according to court files.

Simmons entered the plea in Circuit Court in lieu of a trial.

He will be on probation for two years because the two counts of illegal photography would have ran concurrently with the criminal impersonation.

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