A former local news anchor from Louisiana has resigned in disgrace after a competing news anchor falsely reported that he was seeking sex from underage girls — and now the target of the report is suing.
Bill Lunn, 59, was a local Emmy winner for his journalism while an anchor and news director at ABC affiliate KTBS. In June 2024, another Louisiana news anchor, 48-year-old Dan Jovic, reported for local NBC affiliate KTAL that Lunn was caught by a “vigilante” group that targeted men who were seeking sexual encounters with underage girls. Lunn, who had not actually been arrested, resigned before the report aired.
In his lawsuit against Dan Jovic, his wife and co-anchor Jacquelyn Jovic, and KTAL’s parent company Nexstar, Lunn is claiming defamation and seeking damages after his reputation and career fell apart.
The lawsuit stated that Lunn maintained an account on Tinder, which has a minimum age requirement of 18 years old in order to sign up. In his story for KTAL, Dan Jovic said that Lunn was allegedly communicating with a 15-year-old girl on the MeetMe app, which has a minimum age requirement of 13 years old. The lawsuit said that Dan Jovic was in possession of a screenshot of Lunn’s Tinder profile.
The lawsuit stated that Lunn — who was not married at the time — was in contact with a woman named “Jasmine,” who indicated she was 19 years old. In text messages provided as evidence in the lawsuit, “Jasmine” subsequently edited the message that stated “I’m 19” to read “I’m 16.” Users of iPhones are able to see if messages wereHowever, “Jasmine,” whether she was 19 or 16 years old, apparently never existed. The messages Lunn received were from a group of adult men — Antonio Coleman, Kameron Kennon, and Kataurio Grigsby — who ran an operation that they told Dan Jovic was designed to “catch child predators.”included photos of Lunn that would prove embarrassing for him. When he arrived at the address he was provided, he was greeted by a woman he believed was “Jasmine,” but she was really Laura Robinson, a friend of the vigilante trio.
Lunn went inside the home and was allegedly “beaten and robbed of his belongings” by all three men. After he was able to escape the alleged attack, Lunn screamed for help and a neighbor called 911. Another neighbor rushed to Lunn’s aid and let him use their phone to call the police.
Shreveport Police officers arrived at the address and questioned Coleman and Robinson while Lunn sat in the back of a squad car. Police retrieved Lunn’s belongings, and Lunn handed over his phone to be analyzed. When he looked at his messages again, Lunn noticed that the message with the woman’s age had been edited.
Lunn was never placed under arrest or charged with any crime. He also let his family, friends, and employer know about the incident after he was allowed to leave the scene.
