During the time he was on trial in Jasper County on seven counts of enticement of a child, Donal Wadsworth, 46, Fayetteville, Ark., was prowling the Internet, continuing his search for underage girls.
At least that's what the Fayetteville Police Department is saying. Wadsworth, after being sentenced to two years in the Jasper County Jail and fined $25,000, was arrested Jan. 26, according to KHOG-TV in Fayetteville. "Wadsworth's arrest stemmed from an investigation Fayetteville authorities had been conducting to track down adults who prey on children." Wadsworth was free on $20,000 bond while awaiting his appeal.
"The investigation was primarily done online, and officials said that Wadsworth engaged the undercover officer in sexual conversations several times over the past two months," the KHOG report said.
The station quoted Fayetteville Police Sgt. Bill Phelan as saying, "He showed up at 12:30 a.m. to meet who he thought was a 13-year-old girl, and was taken into custody by an officer."
Wadsworth was nailed in Missouri on April 26, 2004, as another one of Diamond Police officer Jim Murray's Internet stings. Newton County prosecutors indicated Murray and Wadsworth had more than 50 Internet communications, according to print reports.
A Jasper County jury convicted Wadsworth after hearing evidence that he had spoken graphically about girls with whom he had sex and told Murray's teen alter ego "Cindy" what he would do to her if they ever met.
According to a Neosho Daily News account, Murray testified that the discussions continued even though Wadsworth knew "Cindy" was supposed to be 13 years old. The two arranged a meeting at the George Washington Carver National Monument. When he arrived, Wadsworth was arrested by the Diamond Police Department.
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Just how stupid can a person be? Plus, its the exact same sting that was used on Blankenship.
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