LITTLE ROCK (AR)
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
October 19, 2017
By Ryan Tarinelli
Police said Wednesday that four people have accused a Little Rock doctor and church mentor of sexual assault.
James Nesmith, 53, was arrested Tuesday morning and charged with one count of second-degree sexual assault, according to a police report.
Lt. Michael Ford, a Little Rock police spokesman, said Wednesday that a church pastor had reported allegations against Nesmith to the Child Abuse Hotline in 2015. According to Ford, the pastor reported that four people said they were sexually assaulted by Nesmith.
“It’s an ongoing investigation and we are expecting, probably, more victims to come forward,” Ford said at a news conference Wednesday.
Leslie Taylor, a UAMS spokesman, said Tuesday that Nesmith is an associate professor at UAMS and a physician at Arkansas Children’s Hospital. She said Nesmith, who was hired in 1995, was involved in adolescent and sports medicine.
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