Tuesday, February 11, 2014
BENTONVILLE — A former Gravette volunteer firefighter pleaded not guilty to charges that accuse him of sexually abusing two children.
Glenn Baughman, 23, of Decatur, is charged with rape and sexual assault in the second degree. He entered the not guilty pleas Monday during an arraignment before Circuit Judge Brad Karren.
Baughman is accused of raping a 7-year-old girl and sexually assaulting a 7-year-old boy.
Doug Estes, special agent with the Arkansas State Police, logged on to a peer-to-peer network in February 2013 and he downloaded 2,747 images and video files of child pornography from a computer in Northwest Arkansas, according to court documents. State Police obtained a warrant and learned the computer was at a Decatur address. That information led police to Baughman ‘s home.
About The Charges
Rape, a Class Y felony, is punishable with a prison sentence ranging from 10 to 40 years or life in prison. However, if convicted, Baughman faces from 25 to 40 years or life in prison due to an Arkansas law that requires a minimum sentence of 25 years for an individual convicted of raping someone 13 and younger. The sexual assault charge, a Class B felony, is punishable with a prison sentence ranging from five to 20 years.
Source: Staff Report
Police searched the home on June 19, 2013, and found a computer. A forensic examination of the computer revealed child pornography images, according to the probable cause affidavit.
Police also seized a cellphone from Baughman, according to court documents. The phone contained a 5-minute video of a child being touched by a man as the child slept, according to the affidavit.
Baughman admitted the phone belonged to him, and he used it to record himself as he touched the girl, according to court documents.
Baughman pleaded in federal court in October to related child pornography charges. Baughman, as part of a plea agreement, acknowledged he pulled down the underwear of a sleeping 7-year-old boy and then touched the child, according to court documents. Baughman hasn’t been sentenced in the federal case.
Baughman was fired from the Gravette Fire Department, Fire Chief Dave Smith said.