A Saline County man pleaded guilty on Monday, January 27, 2025, to Child Pornography. The Arkansas Attorney General’s Office obtained a warrant on February 13, 2024. Agents from the Office arrested Eric T. Brown, now age 41, around 9:15 a.m. the next day, at his job on Vimy Ridge Road.
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Brown faced 12 charges of “distributing, possessing, or viewing of matter depicting sexually explicit conduct involving a child.” The number of charges eventually went as high as 30. His guilty plea was for a single count.
On August 12, 2024, Saline County Circuit Judge Josh Farmer signed an order of Nolle Prosequi. This means Special Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Jeanne Sherrill dropped some of the charges.
Brown’s arrest report listed him as living in Benton, but his address is now listed as Alexander, Arkansas. Sentencing could be anywhere from 5-20 years in Federal Prison, according to an article by NWA Online.
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A Saline County man was arrested on Wednesday on child pornography charges, related to sharing images on social media. The Arkansas Attorney General’s Office arrested Eric T. Brown, 40, of Benton on 12 counts of distributing, possessing, or viewing of matter depicting sexually explicit conduct involving a child.
“This arrest is a follow-up to our arrest of a Benton woman last week on similar charges. Parents should be advised that our investigators determined that images in this case were shared over popular social media channels,” stated Attorney General Tim Griffin. “I am grateful to the special agents in my office’s Special Investigations Division whose diligent and tireless investigative work led to this arrest. Our commitment is to continue tracking down those who exploit our most vulnerable.”
Brown was booked Wednesday into the Saline County Detention Center, where he is currently being held pending a bond hearing.
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