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HUGHES SPRINGS – Our news partner, KETK, reports that a Hughes Springs daycare worker was arrested on Monday after investigators reportedly discovered a video of her sexually assaulting a child.<\/p>\nHUGHES SPRINGS – Our news partner, KETK, reports that a Hughes Springs daycare worker was arrested on Monday after investigators reportedly discovered a video of her sexually assaulting a child.<\/p>\n
According to the arrest affidavit, the Hughes Springs Police Department began an investigation into the possible continuous sexual assault of a child by Benny Edward Littlepage. After searching Littlepage\u2019s phone, officers found 4,000 nude photos and 1,000 videos of a girl under 18.<\/p>\n
The document said that investigators discovered a video that occurring on Nov. 11, 2024, at 7:17 a.m. that showed a child while Samantha Michele Smith, 34 of Hughes Springs and Littlepage performed sexual acts on the child and with each other. <\/p>\n
While officers interviewed Littlepage about the video, he confirmed that it depicted himself, Smith and the child.<\/p>\n
Smith was arrested on Monday for aggravated sexual assault of a child under 14 and is being held at the Cass County Jail on a $250,000 bond. Littlepage was arrested on March 10 for 10 counts of invasive visual recordings in a bathroom or dressing room and is being held at the Cass County Jail with a bond totaling $120,000.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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