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Toronto Sun
22-05-2025
- Toronto Sun
Arkansas teacher says she performed sex act on boy so he could 'stay pure'
Mugshot of former teacher Reagan Gray, who pleaded guilty to sexual assault in the second degree. Pulaski County Detention Center An Arkansas teacher who abused a teen she met while volunteering at a church with the student ministry was sentenced to six years' probation. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account Reagan Gray was 23 and the boy was 15 when the 2020 assaults began at Immanuel Baptist Church in Little Rock. Gray told investigators that she performed oral sex on the boy, but denied they had intercourse so he could 'stay pure,' court documents stated, according to KARK . The victim's parents discovered a trove of racy text messages, including nude photos, between their son and Gray in 2020. They reported the messages to the church's then-head pastor, Steven Smith, who confronted Gray about the texts, which she denied, claiming their relationship was 'not physical.' Gray, who worked as a teacher at Little Rock Christian Academy at the time, was yanked from the student ministry but was reinstated after attending church-ordered counselling services, the outlet reported. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Federal authorities launched an investigation in February 2024 when they learned that Gray had continued to exchange messages with the teen via Snapchat, according to the court docs. The abuse took place in Gray's car or apartment, the victim told police. RECOMMENDED VIDEO Smith resigned from his position last year over the scandal. After her arrest last year, Gray was initially charged with sexual assault in the first and fourth degree, but pleaded guilty to sexual assault in the second degree. She was sentenced Monday to six years' probation and ordered to pay a $1,000 fine. Gray, who has since been fired from her job at Sylvan Hills Middle School, was barred from having any contact with the victim and ordered to submit a DNA sample and be placed on the sex offender registry. Basketball Canada Sunshine Girls Columnists World
New York Post
21-05-2025
- New York Post
Arkansas teacher admits to sexually assaulting 15-year-old boy she met at church lauded by Bill Clinton
A former teacher pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a teenager she met while volunteering at an Arkansas church, once frequented by former President Bill Clinton. Reagan Gray began assaulting the boy in 2020 when she was 23-years and he was just 15 after they met at the iconic Immanuel Baptist Church in Little Rock, where volunteered with the student ministry. During interviews with investigators, the boy alleged that Gray had given him oral sex — but claimed they didn't have intercourse so he could 'stay pure,' according to court documents. Advertisement Reagan Gray began plead guilty to sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy, starting in 2020 when she was 23. Pulaski County Detention Center Gray was initially charged with sexual assault in the first and fourth degree after her arrest last year, but pleaded guilty to sexual assault in the second degree. She was sentenced on Monday to six years' probation and ordered to pay a $1,000 fine. Additionally, she must submit a DNA sample and will be placed on the sex offender registry, according to KARK. Advertisement Gray is also barred from having any contact with the victim, and has since been axed from her job at Sylvan Hills Middle School. The victim's parents discovered a trove of racy text messages, including nude photos, exchanged between the victim and Gray in 2020 — which they then reported to the church's then-head pastor Steven Smith, according to court documents. Smith confronted Gray about the texts — but she assured him the relationship was not 'physical.' Advertisement Gray volunteered with the student ministry at Immanuel Baptist Church in Little Rock. Google Maps Gray, who also worked as a teacher at Little Rock Christian Academy at the time, was yanked from the student ministry and forced by the church to attend counseling services, to which she agreed. Shortly afterwards, however, she was back with the church youth group. Federal authorities launched an investigation in February 2024 when they learned that Gray had continued to exchange messages with the teen via Snapchat, the court documents charge. The alleged abuse, which occurred nearly a dozen times, took place in Gray's car or apartment, the victim told police. Pastor Smith resigned from his position last year over the controversy.
Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Big opportunities for small businesses
Discover how the Meet the Buyers event can help entrepreneurs across Arkansas make big moves and grow their businesses. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to KARK.
Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Arkansas Storm Team Forecast: Slim rain chance today; fog tonight; more rain and thunderstorms tomorrow
We are starting Wednesday with some fog and a cloudy sky. It's not too thick. There is no Dense Fog Advisory (but there might be one tonight and Thursday morning). Eventually, the sun will break through the clouds, but that will warm it into the mid and upper 70s and allow some daytime pop-up showers to form this afternoon. Showers will just be isolated. After a lot of fog tonight and to start Thursday, there is an upper disturbance coming through that will bring scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Then, a front passes through on Friday, and it might squeeze out a few showers and keep Friday a bit cooler too. An upper low will bring back a lot of clouds and some rain showers into the state over the weekend and early next week before it moves out on Tuesday as an upper high builds in the region. That upper high will bring a beautiful and comfortable Tuesday. Wednesday will start to warm up, and Thursday and Friday will get into the 90s for the first time this year. Summer is coming, folk! Not just hot weather, but humid weather starting next Thursday. Heat Index values may be in the mid-90s! Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to KARK.
Yahoo
02-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Man nearly mistakes 3.81-carat diamond for candy wrapper at Arkansas park
MURFREESBORO, Ark. (KARK) – What was first thought to be a candy wrapper turned into a diamond find for a Minnesota man visiting an Arkansas state park. A news release from Crater of Diamonds State Park said David DeCook from Stewartville, Minnesota, spotted a 3.81-carat brown diamond on April 24 while visiting the park with his family. DeCook said he spotted the diamond on his way down a hill south of the park's south wash pavilion. (Photos courtesy Arkansas Crater of Diamonds State Park) DeCook, a regular visitor to the park, told park officials he first thought he saw a candy wrapper, but as he drew closer, he realized the tinfoil-like shine was from a diamond. He said he picked it up and turned to his brother, who was also a regular park visitor, and said, 'Oh, you're going to be mad once you see what I found!' Arizona dad recounts finding 2-carat diamond with son at Crater of Diamonds State Park Officials said that the 3.81-carat find is the largest diamond harvested so far this year. They described it as having a metallic copper luster and a blocky triangular shape. DeCook told officials he was going to name his find 'The Duke Diamond' after his dog. It is the 217th diamond registered at the park in 2025 and the largest since a 7.46-carat find in January 2024 by French visitor Julien Navas. Officials said the abundance of recent rain means it is more likely that visitors will find a diamond on top of the ground. Taking a closer look at the Arkansas-mined 'Heart of Arkansas' diamond brooch The largest diamond ever discovered in the United States was unearthed in 1924 during an early mining operation on the land that later became Crater of Diamonds State Park. Named 'Uncle Sam,' this white diamond with a pink cast weighed 40.23 carats. It was later cut into a 12.42-carat emerald shape and is now part of the Smithsonian's mineral and gem collection at the National Museum of Natural History. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
