Arkansas Man Sentenced to 230 Years for Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Material After Snapchat Tip

Missouri woman sentenced to life in prison for kidnapping and killing a pregnant woman, attempting to cut the baby from the womb and claiming it as her own. According to the BCSO, Sellars began working at various daycares in Rogers, Centerton, and Bentonville in at least 2021.

Sellars pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree sexual assault and 19 counts of CSAM on October 15, 2024. Robinson stated that Sellars received 40 years in prison for sexual assault and 190 years in prison for CSAM, for a total of 230 years in the Arkansas Department of Corrections. Sellars received credit for the 487 days he had already served in jail.

In addition to the sentence, Sellars was ordered to have no contact with the victims or any minors, register as a sex offender, and complete a sex offender treatment program.

According to authorities, they received a tip from Snapchat to the National Center for Missing and Endangered Children (NCMEC) in the Sellars area. They were told that they had discovered blatant child sexual abuse material on the app. They were able to trace the material back to Sellars using his IP address and login.

Police also received another tip from Omegle, an internet chat network that connects users with random persons via chat or video calls. According to Omegle’s report, while searching for spambots and other forms of abuse in the chat section, they discovered a message soliciting a young kid from Sellars’ IP address.

According to reports, Sellars’ phone and computer included several photos and videos of child sexual abuse. A hidden folder on his phone included over 300 video and picture files, while Sellars claimed to only have about 100.

Sellars confessed to touching a youngster inappropriately twice and was charged with two counts of sexual assault, according to officials.

Reference: Former daycare worker pleads guilty to child sex crimes, gets 230 years