A Benton man faces charges related to sexual activity online with a minor.
On the morning of August 3, 2021, detectives with the Saline County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, along with a criminal investigator from the Arkansas State Police arrested Arkansas National Guardsman Alexander William Dame, age 22, of Benton, on charges of:
- Internet Stalking of a child (5-27-306) and
- Computer Child Pornography (5-27-603).
Dame was the suspect in an ongoing investigation in which he engaged in sexually explicit conduct with a minor over an online messaging service. Dame was taken into custody and transported to the Saline County Detention Center without incident.