Matthew Mears A 20-year-old man accused of having inappropriate sexual relations with a juvenile female up to 12 times appeared in Baxter County Circuit Court Thursday. Matthew Mears, who was charged with sexual indecency with a child and second-degree sexual assault, entered a guilty plea to his charges and was sentenced to five years in prison. In late March last year, a woman came to the Gassville Police Department with Mears. He is reported to have confessed to having inappropriate sexual contact with the juvenile, During the investigation, Mears gave two statements in which he is said to have provided graphic details as to what occurred.