Sheriff Aaron Mitchell reports the arrest of Daniel Franklin Hardy II (age-39) of 430 Kendrick Road, Many on Friday evening, August 2, 2024.

Hardy is a Tier 2 sex offender who recently moved to Sabine Parish from south Louisiana. Hardy was convicted of pornography involving juveniles and indecent behavior with juveniles in 2020. Hardy was released from prison on April 1, 2024.

Sabine Parish Sheriff Detectives investigated cases of Hardy having inappropriate contact with 12-year-old juveniles recently in Sabine Parish. Detectives obtained victim and witness statements and digital evidence from cellular devices. The evidence revealed Hardy engaged in indecent text messaging with the juveniles, and also met and had direct contact with the victims in the Toledo Bend Lake area.

Hardy was booked into the Sabine Parish Detention Center for:
-2-counts of Indecent behavior with juveniles,
-2-counts of Computer-aided solicitation of minor,
-Sexual battery (victim under age 13).

Bond was set at $800,000 by the 11th Judicial District Court. He remains in jail.

This in an ongoing investigation and more charges are pending from a case involving another juvenile victim under age 13.