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BENTONVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — A Missouri man has been convicted of trafficking minors in Benton County and sentenced to more than three decades in prison, according to authorities. A jury found Daniel Smathers, 47, of Joplin, Mo., guilty of one count of trafficking of persons on Wednesday, Benton County Prosecuting Attorney Joshua Robinson confirmed to KNWA/FOX24. Robinson said sentencing deliberations began shortly after Smathers' conviction.…
Former teacher found guilty of trafficking teen girls in Benton County and sentenced to 35 years in prison | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
BENTONVILLE -- A jury deliberated for almost five hours before finding a former teacher guilty trafficking teenage girls.
Former teacher/youth pastor sentenced for trafficking minors
A former teacher and youth pastor from Joplin has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for trafficking teenagers. 47-year-old Daniel Smathers was found guilty by a jury this week in Benton County, Arkansas, of trafficking of minor persons. He was arrested in 2022 after he reportedly met with and paid a young girl for sex at a hotel in northwest Arkansas. Court documents say there were two other juvenile victims involved in the case as well. Smat…
A man will remain in prison for 35 years after entering a teenage girl’s room, sexually assaulting her and fleeing through a window in Bexar County. The defendant was identified as Sean Harper and will remain behind bars for violating her search as a sex offender. Harper had previously been convicted of sexual assault on a minor, aggravated assault using a deadly weapon and possession of a prohibited firearm. In November 2023, Harper broke into …
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