Jonesboro, AR – Jonesboro Right Now – The Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) has found no connection between the official duties of a former Craighead County caseworker and child sexual abuse material (CSAM) allegedly found during an investigation.
In an update provided to JRN on Monday afternoon, DHS Public Information Manager Keith Metz detailed the scope and initial findings of the state’s ongoing investigation into 35-year-old Gregory Daffron.
“The process has entailed an exhaustive review of every case he handled during his tenure as a caseworker with our agency, including in-person interviews with all children and youth still in foster care in those cases,” Metz said. “There has been zero overlap found between any of his official duties and the material found during the criminal investigation.”
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JRN first reported Daffron’s employment with DHS in September after obtaining state personnel records through a Freedom of Information Act request.
Those records revealed Daffron worked for the state at the Craighead County DHS office from June 2017 until his resignation in May 2025. Following that initial report, DHS pledged to proactively review past cases he had handled to ensure child safety.
“As noted previously, we are disgusted by the allegations surrounding the arrest,” Metz said on Monday. “We have zero tolerance for people that hurt children, and this individual should be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law if these accusations are confirmed.”
Metz added that the agency is focused on a thorough review of each case and hopes to conclude the internal process soon.
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Daffron was arrested in September after an investigation initiated by two cybertips from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC).
According to the probable cause affidavit, the tips flagged a Google account that had uploaded 44 videos containing child sexual abuse material. A search warrant was executed at his Jonesboro home by the Jonesboro Police Department’s (JPD) Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Division, JPD SWAT, U.S. Marshals, and the FBI.
Daffron’s trial, originally scheduled for this December, was recently postponed. According to court filings, his jury trial is now scheduled for March 1–12, 2027. He currently remains in custody at the Craighead County Detention Center on a $250,000 bond as of Monday.
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