Thomas J. Boyd of Mansfield was booked into the Sebastian County Detention Center on Wednesday, August 18 at 2:58 p.m. after accepting a plea deal and pleading guilty to sexual abuse charges.
Boyd was arrested in May of 2020 and charged with sexual assault in the second-degree (guardian), a class B felony. He was granted a $50,000 legally sufficient bond.
Boyd was given a 20 year suspended sentence and fined $1,500. He must register as a sex offender, and have no contact with the victim. Boyd must also have no contact with minors that are not his own children as set out by domestic court order.
He will serve his 120-day sentence at the Sebastian County Detention Center.
