Credit: Darke County Jail
Credit: Darke County Jail
He also was designated a Tier III sexual offender, which requires him to register his address every 90 days for life.
Smathers had been scheduled to be sentenced Feb. 15, but he waived a pre-sentence investigation so the sentencing happened upon entering his guilty plea, records show.
Smathers is accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl between Dec. 25, 2021, and Sept. 18, 2022, and a second 14-year-old girl between Jan. 1, 2022, and May 24, 2022, according to his indictments. He was known to both girls.
The felonious assault charge is related to an incident that reportedly happened involving the first girl sometime between April 1 and May 31, 2022, according to court records.
As part of his plea, charges of attempted rape, three counts of sexual battery and four counts of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor were dismissed, court documents show.
The case was investigated by the Greenville Police Department.
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