Paragould man pleads guilty to 2nd degree sexual assault

Delbert Miller
(Greene County Sheriff’s Office)

PARAGOULD, AR – Delbert Eugene Miller of Paragould who has admitted to having sex with a 12-year-old girl won’t spend time in prison. During his first court appearance, a judge found probable cause to charge Miller with rape.

However on Monday, September 18, Miller appeared in Greene County Circuit Court where he pleaded guilty to second-degree sexual assault. He claims that sex with the 12-year-old was consensual.

The judge sentenced him to 120 days in the Greene County Detention Center. Miller will also spend 6 years on probation and be required to register as a sex offender.