Arkansas Man Who Police Say Admitted to Impregnating a Child Takes Plea Deal, Gets Probation

Resources in Arkansas available for child victims of internet danger

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — The internet is a tool people use every day, but Melanie Halbrook with the Children and Family Advocacy Center in Little Flock says it also opens the door for predators to target children online. According to the American Community Survey, 97% of children aged 3 to 18 have home internet access. Halbrook says the number of kids interacting online is increasing by the minute. Sometimes a child could be on a website…

Arkansas man who police say admitted to impregnating a child takes plea deal, gets probation

By Adam Roberts Click here for updates on this story     CRAIGHEAD COUNTY, Ark. (KHBS, KHOG) — An Arkansas man who told police he drunkenly impregnated a child in 2024 took a plea deal last week to avoid jail time, according to court records. Mason Lee Gipson, of Jonesboro, was arrested on suspicion of sexual assault last year. He pleaded guilty to child endangerment and was sentenced to a year of probation. Gipson told police during an intervie…

Arkansas man who police say admitted to impregnating a child avoids jail

The man told police during an interview that he was drinking heavily when he visited a 15-year-old girl's family in Bono, Arkansas, and "admitted to having sexual intercourse," according to the affidavit of probable cause.

Local man reaches plea deal for crimes against children

A Manhattan resident pleaded guilty to charges of crimes against children Monday in Riley County District Court.