Little Rock Federal Court Gives 78-Month, 8-Year Terms and Orders Release in Child Exploitation Cases
Judges applied federal sentencing guidelines with time-served credits to produce outcomes ranging from multi-year terms to immediate release.
Overview
- A former Pulaski County youth sports coach pleaded guilty to one count of distributing child pornography and received a 78-month prison sentence.
- A 40-year-old Saline County man admitted to distributing sexual images of children and was sentenced to eight years in federal prison.
- A Pulaski County defendant in a sex-trafficking indictment was ordered released after credit for 29 months already served.
- The sex-trafficking indictment alleges the conspiracy was led by the defendant’s sister, though that leadership claim remains unproven in court.
- All cases were handled at the Richard Sheppard Arnold Federal Courthouse in Little Rock under plea agreements that shaped the varied sentencing outcomes.