Fayetteville, Arkansas - Kenneth Elser, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that Charles Ray Smith, age 31, of Winslow, was sentenced late yesterday to 210 months in federal prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release on one count of Receipt of Child Pornography. The Honorable Timothy L. Brooks presided over the sentencing hearing in the United States District Court in Fayetteville.
According to court records, on or about Sept. 15, 2016, law enforcement arrested Charles Ray Smith at his residence on charges of sexual abuse. During a post-Miranda interview, Smith stated that he had been downloading child pornography on the cell phone in his possession and would then transfer it to his laptop computer. Smith subsequently consented to a search of his bedroom where officers located and seized two laptop computers. A subsequent forensic examination of the seized items revealed numerous images of child pornography.
Smith was named in a federal indictment in October of 2016 and pleaded guilty in December of 2016. At sentencing, the Government presented the Court with proof that Smith had a 2006 conviction for Sexual Assault 2nd Degree.
“Identifying and arresting sexual predators remains a top priority for HSI," said Raymond R. Parmer, Jr. “HSI appreciates the teamwork of the Siloam Springs Police Department in ensuring this multiple offender was brought to justice." Parmer is the Special Agent in Charge of the New Orleans field office with responsibility for Arkansas, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee.
This case was investigated by the Siloam Springs Police Department and the Department of Homeland Security Investigations. Assistant United States Attorney Dustin Roberts prosecuted the case for the United States.
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Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
