Oklahoma man pleads not guilty to Arkansas sex crimes charges involving child | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
FORT SMITH -- An Oklahoma man pleaded not guilty Wednesday to Arkansas sex crimes charges involving a person younger than 14 years old.
Vincent L. Barnes, 29, of Muldrow, Okla., is charged in Sebastian County Circuit Court with one count of rape of a person younger than 14 and one count of first-degree sexual assault. Court records note he was in a position of authority over the child.
The offenses occurred between Sept. 1 and Jan. 16, according to a probable cause affidavit from Jan.