A 49-year-old Harrison man, Johnny Wayne Callen, has been sentenced to 355 months in federal prison on one count of enticing a minor to engage in criminal sexual activity. A second Harrison man, 47-year-old Greg Chiello, has been sentenced to 120 months in federal prison on one count of accessing a device with intent to view child pornography.
The announcement of the sentencings came Wednesday from Kenneth Elser, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas. The Honorable Chief Judge P.K. Holmes, III presided over the sentencing hearing in the United States District Court in Fort Smith.
According to court records, in June of 2016, the Harrison Police Department began investigating Callen for soliciting minors online to produce sexually explicit images. After obtaining a search warrant for Callens Facebook records, law enforcement determined that Callen specifically exchanged sexually explicit images with a 14-year old minor. In February of this year, Callen pleaded guilty in federal court. At sentencing, the government presented the court with proof that Callen had previously been convicted of rape.
According to court records, in June of 2016, the Berryville Police Department received reports that Chiello was in possession of a cellular phone that contained images of minors being sexually abused. Chiello was subsequently located and arrested by the Berryville Police Department. An examination of his cellular devices revealed over 800 images of child pornography that were deleted from Chiellos phone just prior to his arrest. Chiello pleaded guilty in February of this year. At sentencing, the government presented the court proof that Chiello had previously been convicted of a child pornography related offense.
These cases were investigated by the Harrison Police Department, the Berryville Police Department, and Homeland Security Investigations. Assistant United States Attorney Dustin Roberts prosecuted the case for the United States.
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