A Fouke, Ark., man who sexually abused four young girls was sentenced to 48 years Monday as part of a plea bargain in Miller County circuit court.
Scott Dewayne Heimeyer, 35, must serve at least 30 years before his case can be considered for parole, Circuit Judge Carlton Jones said at Heimeyer's plea hearing
Monday afternoon at the Miller County courthouse. Heimeyer sat at the defense table, his head bowed, as Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Connie Mitchell provided factual details for each of 11 criminal counts.
Three of the girls Heimeyer abused are relatives, the fourth is the daughter of a family friend, according to probable cause affidavits and statements made in court Monday. The girls were 9, 10 and 11 years old when Heimeyer's abuse of them was brought to the attention of investigators with the Miller County Sheriff's Office.
Heimeyer entered pleas of no contest to each of the 11 counts, which include three counts of rape, six counts of second degree sexual assault of a child and two counts of sexual indecency with a child. After hearing Mitchell's factual descriptions of the conduct alleged in each charge, Jones found Heimeyer guilty of all counts.