A Winona Lake man will serve eight years in prison after molesting a child on multiple occasions.

A Syracuse man has been arrested following a report from the Department of Child Services about alleged child molestation. 

A Claypool man was recently arrested in Whitley County after admittedly touching a child inappropriately.

Kosciusko County The following people were booked in the Kosciusko County Jail: Elkhart County The following person was booked in the Elkhart County Corrections Facility: Fulton County The following people were booked in the Fulton County Jail: Noble County The following person was booked in the Noble County Jail:

WARSAW — A Milford man faces charges after allegedly molesting two children. Jerry Wayne Lecount, 45, 13918 North CR 400W, Milford, was arrested on a warrant for child molestation, a level 4 felony; and child solicitation, a level 5 felony. On Nov. 20, 2019, an officer with Indiana State Police was assigned to a report …read more.

WINONA LAKE — A Winona Lake man was recently arrested after molesting a child on multiple occasions. Trece Douglas Blanton, 21, 1202 Wooster Road Lot 6, Winona Lake, is charged with four counts of child molestation, all level 3 felonies. On Feb. 14, the Winona Lake Police Department received a report of child molestation. A …read more.

MACY — On Monday, Feb. 10, a criminal investigation by Indiana State Police resulted in the arrest of Titan James Kaiser, 25, Macy, on two felony charges for child molestation. In June 2019, police started an investigation after receiving information that a 12-year-old girl had possibly been molested at a Miami County home. During the …read more.

WARNING: The following article contains information that may not be suitable for all readers.  SILVER LAKE — A Silver Lake man was arrested and booked at the Kosciusko County Jail after allegedly molesting two minors.  Daniel S. Louvier, 37, 208 S. High St., Silver Lake, is charged with two counts of child molestation, both level …read more.

Kosciusko County The following people were booked in the Kosciusko County Jail:  

WARSAW — An Etna Green man faces two felony charges of child molestation. Joseph Delbert Doty, 34, 9671 West CR 300N, Etna Green, was arrested on a warrant from Kosciusko County and faces two charges of child molestation, one being a level 1 felony and the other, a level 3 felony. On Oct. 12, the …read more.

Kosciusko County The following people were booked in the Kosciusko County Jail:

Kosciusko The following people were booked in the Kosciusko County Jail:

*WARNING: The following article contains information that may not be suitable for all readers.* KOSCIUSKO — A Nappanee man was sentenced to six years in the Indiana Department of Corrections, with two years to be served on formal probation, after molesting a female minor. Robert D. Stutzman, 61, 8488 W. CR 1100N, Nappanee, was charged …read more.

Kosciusko The following people were booked in the Kosciusko County Jail:

Kosciusko The following people were booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:

WARSAW — An Anderson man was sentenced today in Kosciusko Superior One Court for child molestation and being a habitual offender. He was found guilty of both charges after a recent jury trial. Terry Lee Shaw, 54, 357 Imagination Drive, Anderson, was charged with child molestation, a level 4 felony. According to the affidavit of …read more.

BROOKSVILLE, FLA. — Investigators in Florida say the husband of a principal at Hernado Christian Academy used a school-sponsored foreign exchange program to lure and sexually batter several underage minors.

*WARNING: The following article contains information that may not be suitable for all readers* WARSAW — A Warsaw man was arrested after juveniles told officials they had been molested during an overnight stay at the man’s house. Andrew Steven Finch, 31, 318. S. Lake St., Warsaw, was arrested on Dec. 29, and is being charged …read more.

Kosciusko The following people were booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:  

WARSAW — Jeffery James Oswalt, 35, 3190 Old Colony Road, Warsaw, is being charged with two counts of child molesting, both a level 4 felony. On May 6, 2015, an officer with the Indiana State Police Department spoke with a Child Protective Services caseworker, who reported a student had disclosed to a school resource officer …read more.

Kosciusko The following people were booked in the Kosciusko County Jail:

Marshall The following individual was booked in the Marshall County Jail: Kosciusko The following people were booked in the Kosciusko County Jail:

Dustin Edward Owens WARSAW — “May the wrath of God be on you for harming a child,” condemned a relative of the victim. Dustin Edward Owens, 42, 10402 S. SR 15, Silver Lake, was sentenced today to 30 years in the Indiana Department of Corrections on count I child molesting, a class A felony. He …read more.

BOONE COUNTY – A music instructor in Fisher has been arrested for child molestation.

Kosciusko The following persons were arrested and booked in the Kosciusko County Jail: July 27 David Hernandez Ramos, 19, 442 S. CR 325E, Warsaw, arrested for driving while suspended with prior offense. Bond: $450, cash. July 26 Traci Dianne Craig, 26, 733 Fort Wayne St., Warsaw, arrested on warrant, public intoxication and resisting law enforcement/fleeing. …read more.

The state’s witnesses took the stand this morning to testify in a case against Wesley Lee Melton Jr., 22, Milford, regarding the alleged child molestation of a 13-year-old relative. The two-day jury trial, held in Superior Court I, is presided over by Judge David Cates.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following incidents: 10:59 p.m. Thursday, March 19, 3700 block West Old Road 30, Warsaw. Andrea N. French reported the theft of medication. 6:21 p.m. Thursday, March 19, 4500 block East Woodland Acres Drive, Syracuse. James Shofner reported a fraudulent charge on a credit card. 12:15 …read more.

Terren Michael Raphael, 24, 2441 W 250S, Warsaw, received a 15-year sentence for molesting an 11-year-old on several occasions in 2008 and 2009. Raphael was sentenced in Kosciusko County Superior Court 1. Judge David Cates accepted Raphael’s plea agreement, filed on Jan. 29, earlier this week. That agreement stated Raphael would plead guilty to count …read more.

Mariano Sanchez Medina, 23, was taken into police custody July 31, Thursday, two days after he allegedly forced a sex act on a female victim under the age of 14. Yesterday, during a plea hearing Medina pleaded guilty to a level 1 felony count of child molestation before Judge Michael Reed. According to the probable cause …read more.

William Gilliland, 67, of Pendleton, IN, has been arrested on child molestation charges. His business, the Old Fashion Candy Shoppe on Main St. in Pendleton, was also raided to gather evidence. Gilliland faces numerous allegations of child molestation, child exploitation and possession of child pornography for cases dating back to 2008. Three victims have come …read more.

A Middlebury man was arrested earlier this week after allegedly molesting several young relatives. According to the Elkhart County Correctional Complex Inmate records, 65-year-old Richard Porter has been arrested for child molestation and given a $250,000 bond. According to WNDU, Porter has been charged with seven counts of child molestation at this time with an …read more.

On Tuesday, Oct. 21, Gregory A. Moening, 31, 4614 E. Old Trail Drive, Columbia City, was booked at the Kosciusko County Jail for molestation of a child under 14 years of age. According to a probable cause affidavit from the Kosciusko County Prosecutor, Moening’s wife received a message via Facebook from the alleged victim on …read more.

(EDITOR’S NOTE: While the victims of the sex crime were identified in open court, InkFreeNews has opted not to release the names of victims or their family members.) It took a little over an hour to seat 12 members of a jury and one alternate Tuesday morning, the start of a three-day jury trial against …read more.

At 4:23 p.m. July 25, 2014, the Plymouth Police Department received a report regarding an 11-year-old girl that had been sexually assaulted at a residence in the 100 block of Franklin Street in Plymouth. A suspect was identified as Jonas Olvera, 67, who was visiting from Mission, Texas. According to police, after further investigation, Jonas …read more.

Jack Dean Knapp, 52, 8280 East U.S. 30, was arrested on July 1 on charges of child molestation, fondling or touching of a child under the age of 14. According to the probable cause affidavit from the Kosciusko County Prosecutor’s Office, on June 30, Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department Officer Shawn Castillo was dispatched to Kosciusko …read more.

Kosciusko County The following individuals were recently booked in the Kosciusko County Jail: July 2, 2014: Robert Dwayne Slone, 35, 1404 Tippecanoe Drive, Warsaw, arrested for possession of marijuana and paraphernalia. Bond: $750 cash July 1, 2014: Benjamin Michael Stewart, 40, 9018 East Backwater Road, North Webster, arrested for driving while suspended. Bond: $300 cash …read more.

Kent Flannery was sentenced this morning to a total of 40 years in prison for the crimes of incest and child molestation. On Feb. 4, Flannery appeared before Kosciusko Circuit Court Judge Duane Huffer and pleaded guilty to the class B and class A felony counts respectively. Today, while being sentenced, the Milford man said …read more.