Bentonville man pleads guilty to 20 child pornography charges

BENTON COUNTY, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) —The Benton County Circuit Court accepted a Bentonville man's guilty plea to 20 charges related to child pornograph...

January 19, 2023
4:46 AM

BENTON COUNTY, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) —The Benton County Circuit Court accepted a Bentonville man's guilty plea to 20 charges related to child pornography. Johnathan David Dial, 46, entered the plea with Judge Brad Karren on January 17, avoiding a jury trial. Dial will be sentenced to 30 years in prison, according to court documents. A probable cause statement said that the Bentonville Police Department received a CyberTip from the Arkansas State Police Internet Crimes Against Children task force on February 10, 2020 in reference to two images uploaded to an internet visual search platform on December 3, 2019.

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