Meet MAGAt Stephanie Neipling
@steppergn, a former high-ranking GOP Arkansas state official and university administrator whose career ended in handcuffs and a sex offender registration.
Before her downfall, Neipling climbed the ranks of Arkansas government, serving as Deputy Director of Constituent Services under former Republican Governor Asa Hutchinson from 2015 to 2016. She then moved into higher education, working as the Associate Director of External Relations for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture.
Her public-facing career shattered on July 13, 2023, when Rogers police arrested her following an investigation triggered by a child abuse hotline report. Authorities revealed that Neipling targeted a 15-year-old boy, engaging in sexual conduct and intercourse with the minor before continuing the exploitation digitally by sending him explicit, nude photographs and sexual messages via Snapchat. At the time of the abuse, Neipling was married but told investigators she had been physically separated from her husband since February 2023.
The fallout was immediate and absolute. On July 14, 2023—just one day after her arrest—her husband filed for divorce and sought sole custody of their two young children, explicitly citing the abuse of a minor in his filing. The university also terminated her employment immediately.
Facing overwhelming evidence, Neipling shifted her strategy on November 6, 2023, pleading guilty in Benton County Circuit Court to fourth-degree sexual assault. She avoided prison but was sentenced to six years of state-supervised probation, ordered to have zero contact with minors, and permanently branded a registered sex offender.