Councillor Hunt, who has represented Blackfen and Lamorbey ward since 2006, claims the allegations were part of an “orchestrated campaign to hurt and damage” himself and his family.
At Bromley Magistrates’ Court on Thursday (February 12) District Judge Lucy Corrin found Cllr Hunt not guilty on all three charges.
The charges related to allegations that he pinched and touched a woman’s bottom at a Tesco supermarket in October 2023 and that he touched another woman’s bottom without her consent in December 2023.
Cllr Hunt told the News Shopper: “As the judge decided, there was no credibility to anything that was said about me. There was absolutely nothing to back it up.”
Of the hellish couple of years he’s had since the allegations were made, he said: “I’ve lost jobs over this. I’ve been unemployed for a year. I’ve left charities that I’ve been working with for years because I didn’t want them tainted.
“This has hung over me.”
Cllr Hunt said somebody graffitied the signs at Cudham Shaws, a campsite used by scouts which he was told to “stay away” from in his role as chairman in 2024, writing “James Hunt is a paedophile”.
As well as comments being made to his family in person, he said multiple anonymous comments were posted on Facebook.
The 46-year-old has called for defendants in sex offence cases to be given anonymity until conviction.
“You cannot name the alleged victims, so why the hell should you be naming the person involved? How is that allowed?” he asked.
“We need to protect people. Those accused should have the same protection as the alleged victims.”
Cllr Hunt represented the Conservative Party until February last year, though he said he left because of disagreements about local politics rather than because of the allegations he faced.
He is now an independent councillor, though he said he would stand as a Reform candidate if he is asked to.
Cllr Hunt said he will now spend time rebuilding the damage with both his family and residents.
He added: “I can also go back and re-join charities that I used to be chairman and trustee of, because I now know that they can’t be attacked over me.”
Cllr Hunt released a statement on social media following his acquittal.
In it, he said he felt “let down badly by the Met Police based at Bromley”, stating they left him “feeling they had no interest in supporting truth”.
He also criticised the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) for “rubber stamping” the charges.
“I believe the CPS is a broken entity and like the Met Police (in Bromley) need a serious overhaul.”
A Met spokesperson said: “We take all allegations of sexual assault very seriously and carry out a thorough investigation.
“Following an investigation by officers which examined all the available evidence, this matter was passed to the Crown Prosecution Service who took the decision to bring charges.
“We respect the decision of the courts.”
A CPS spokesperson said its role is to make a charging decision based on evidence provided by the police, and that it is for the defence to pursue their own enquiries.
The spokesperson said the CPS charged the case based on all the evidence available at the time and in line with their legal test.
They added that they respect the decision of the court.