The Arkansas Court of Appeals has upheld the convictions of Donald Davidson, a Hot Spring County man sentenced to 85 years in prison for the sexual abuse of three children spanning several decades.
In a decision released Wednesday, May 13, 2026, the court affirmed Davidson’s convictions on three counts of rape and one count of second-degree sexual assault. While the court upheld the jury’s verdict, it remanded the case back to the lower court for a technical correction to the sentencing order to properly reflect Davidson’s status as a habitual offender.
The case against Davidson centered on decades-old allegations that surfaced in June 2023. At that time, a victim identified as MV1 was arrested following an altercation with Davidson and subsequently disclosed the abuse to law enforcement…