Looking Into “Rehoming” Process Among Allegations Against State Lawmaker

ARKANSAS
Arkansas Matters

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LITTLE ROCK, AR — An Arkansas state lawmaker refused to answer questions Wednesday about allegations involving children he and his wife adopted.

The Arkansas Times reported Tuesday that two young children adopted from DHS by State Rep. Justin Harris ended up living with family friends where a six-year-old girl was raped.

Eric Francis was convicted last year and sentenced to 40 years in prison.

He was an employee at a preschool in Washington County owned by Harris.

According to the story, the child was one of two adopted by Harris and his wife. But after about a year living with them was sent to live with Francis’ in a process called “rehoming.”

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