Connie Frazier, the president of the Thank You Jesus Mission who co-created the original design for the signs, refused to comment on Hunt’s charges but said he “blessed” Christians with his message.
The Invictus Task Force, a unit of local county and federal lawmakers that examines internet crimes against children, began its investigation into Hunt last month after he was identified as a suspect following a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, the sheriff’s office said.
In 2016, 16-year-old Hunt and Frazier co-founded the Thank You Jesus Mission, a non-profit designed to donate proceeds from the signs to local Christian organizations.
Only Frazier’s name is mentioned in the “How it All Started” section of the Thank You Jesus Signs website which was updated 16 hours ago, at the time of writing.
Lucas Hunt, 25, from Asheboro, North Carolina, was arrested Tuesday and charged with one count of sexual exploitation of a minor in the second degree, the Randolph County Sheriff’s office has said.
