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County commissioner sentenced to 2 yrs for sexual battery

Summary by WBBJ TV
BENTON COUNTY, Tenn. – A Benton County Commissioner has been sentenced to two years in the Tennessee Department of Corrections for sexual battery. Stephen Stokes was indicted in June 2025 for a Class E felony charge of sexual battery of a minor. According to court records, the incident happened in 2022. On Tuesday, January 20, he was sentenced by Judge Bruce Griffey in Benton County Circuit Court. Stokes was arrested in June 2025 and pled guilty…
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WBBJ TV broke the news in on Tuesday, January 20, 2026.
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