Couple arrested on sexual assault charges

Last week Samantha Smith, a former Hughes Springs’ daycare worker, was arrested after investigators reportedly discovered a video of her sexually assaulting a child.

Smith wasn’t the initial perpetrator in the case.

The Hughes Springs Police Department began an investigation into the possible continuous sexual assault of a child by Benny Littlepage.

Littlepage’s phone was confiscated and searched and that’s where officers found 4,000 nude photos and 1,000 videos of a girl under 18.

Littlepage was arrested for 10 counts of invasive visual recordings in a bathroom or dressing room and is being held at the Cass County Jail with a bond totaling $120,000.

The document said that investigators discovered a video occurring on Nov. 11, 2024, that showed a child lying on the bed while Smith and Littlepage performed sexual acts on the child and with each other.

While officers interviewed Littlepage about the video, he confirmed that it depicted himself, Smith and the child.

Smith was arrested for aggravated sexual assault of a child under 14 and is being held at the Cass County Jail on a $250,000 bond.