Plea Changes:

-Benjamin Glen Smith, 34, Dayton; charged with rape of a child in the third degree, two counts of first-degree child molestation, two counts of second-degree child molestation, and two counts of third-degree child molestation. Court records state Smith did not want to go to trial and changed his plea to guilty on all counts, refusing the state’s offer for settlement. Following a pre-sentence investigation, he is scheduled to be sentenced on Sept. 6. Smith, a former Washington State Penitentiary correctional officer, is being held in Franklin County Jail because of concerns for hi...