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Who is Jason Kennedy? Liberty Christian School principal faces 11 NEW child sex charges after 2022 arrest

Brittney Branham, 28, was also charged with solicitation of a minor in August for instances that occurred in Kennedy's house
PUBLISHED JAN 23, 2023
Jason Kennedy works at Liberty Christian School as a pastor and teacher.(McMinn County Jail)
Jason Kennedy works at Liberty Christian School as a pastor and teacher.(McMinn County Jail)

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MCMINN COUNTY, TENNESSEE: A Tennesse Christian school's principal who was arrested in 2022 on suspicion of sexual conduct with a minor, has been indicted on 11 new charges. Jason Kennedy, the principal of Liberty Christian School, was already facing charges in connection with his alleged sexual conduct with an underage girl. In August, he was charged with two counts of sexual assault by a public figure and one count of solicitation of a minor. 

School secretary and homeschool coordinator Brittney Branham,28, was also charged with solicitation of a minor in August for instances that occurred in Kennedy's house. It is unclear whether she will face additional charges. According to the new charges Kennedy was indicted on, there are now a total of four victims in the case, according to the district attorney, Stephen Crump, reported FOX.

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According to the grand jury indictment, Kennedy has been charged with several new crimes, including solicitation of a minor to observe sexual conduct, aggravated sexual battery, six counts of sexual battery by an authority figure and two counts of violation of the Child Protect Act. The victim, a 19-year-old who claims she was a minor at the time of the assaults, made the accusations that resulted in Kennedy and Branham's arrests last year. 

Who is Jason Kennedy?

According to affidavits from the McMinn County Sheriff's Department, Kennedy was residing at his home in Athens, Tennessee, with his wife and Branham in 2019 when the victim would spend the night, sharing a room with Branham. Kennedy, according to the woman, would enter the bedroom and discuss having sex with both her and Branham. According to the woman, Branham advised her to let Kennedy touch her privates while telling her not to notify anyone for fear of repercussions, reports New York Post.

Brittney Branham, 28, was accused in August of solicitation of a minor. (McMinn County Jail)
Brittney Branham, 28, was accused in August of solicitation of a minor. (McMinn County Jail)

The teen claimed in the statement that in August 2020, Branham and Kennedy purchased for her a "black and white skimpy nightgown," and that one evening when she was sleeping at Kennedy's house, he entered the room she and Branham were in and caressed the victim's breast. The woman told police that early in 2021, when she was staying in the same room as Branham in another incident, Kennedy entered and started talking about sex. She claimed that Kennedy and Branham enjoyed themselves and invited her to do the same. After they were done, according to the victim, they fixed their clothing, pretended "like nothing had happened," and began talking like normal," according to the affidavit. 

Kennedy works at Liberty Christian School as a pastor and teacher. He and Branham are still working, according to regional news sources.

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