Man agrees to 15-year sentence in underage sex case

VALPARAISO | A Center Township man will be sentenced to 15 years behind bars if a judge accepts his plea of guilty to a felony count of sexual misconduct with a minor on allegations of abusing a girl for a period of at least three years.

Gary man charged with child molesting

MERRILLVILLE | A 21-year-old Gary man is accused of molesting a 6-year-old girl while watching a movie with her Saturday.

Veteran college progams among new laws signed by Pence

INDIANAPOLIS | Military veterans should have an easier time navigating the state's universities thanks to a new law sponsored by state Rep. Shelli VanDenburgh, D-Crown Point, that was signed last week by Republican Gov. Mike Pence.

Prosecutors take second shot at accused child molester

VALPARAISO | Jury selection was to get under way Monday afternoon for the second child molestation trial of Hobart resident Arthur Gutierrez.

Senate extends statute of limitations for child sex crimes

INDIANAPOLIS | The Indiana Senate voted 49-0 Thursday to lengthen the amount of time a criminal or civil action relating to child sex abuse can be brought.

80-year prison sentence for Gary child molester reinstated

INDIANAPOLIS | The Indiana Supreme Court on Wednesday restored the 80-year prison sentence of a Gary man who molested two girls over a two-year period.

EDITORIAL: Judges shouldn't hesitate to extradite

Enrique Marks Jr. settled the question of whether to extradite him from Brownsville, Texas, by turning himself in to Lake County authorities after four years as a fugitive. The larger question of how to handle similar cases in the future, however, remains unresolved.

Michigan City man charged with child molestation

A Michigan City man is accused of molesting children over a several year period.

East Chicago man sentenced to 50 years for child molesting

CROWN POINT | A 37-year-old East Chicago man accused of repeated sexual encounters with a girl was sentenced Monday to 50 years in prison.

Lake Station man gets 2 years for molesting 4- and 6-year-old

CROWN POINT | A 26-year-old Lake Station man was sentenced Wednesday to two years in prison after admitting to having sexual relations with two children, ages 6 and 4.

Hammond man handed 38 years in child molesting case

CROWN POINT | A 24-year-old Hammond man was sentenced Tuesday to serve 38 years in prison for molesting the 9-year-old child of a family with whom he was living at the time.

Lowell man pleads guilty to sexual misconduct with girls

CROWN POINT | A 21-year-old Lowell man on Tuesday admitted to sexually touching two teenage girls at his home on separate occasions, according to a plea agreement.

Illinois man admits molesting 12-year-old East Chicago girl

CROWN POINT | An Illinois man was sentenced Thursday to 17 years in prison after admitting molesting a 12-year-old girl while visiting a friend in East Chicago.

Absent at trial, but molester conviction stands, panel says

INDIANAPOLIS | An East Chicago child molester received a fair trial last year despite not being present in the courtroom, the Indiana Court of Appeals has ruled.

Griffith duo charged with child molesting

HOBART | A Griffith couple are accused of sexually abusing a girl multiple times between 2005 and 2007.

Crown Point man convicted of child molesting

CROWN POINT | A 40-year-old Crown Point man was convicted Thursday night of molesting a girl, then 13, whose mother had reported her missing.

Griffith man admits molesting teen at daughter's party

CROWN POINT | A Griffith man accused of molesting two teenage girls during a party hosted by his daughter, then 12, was ordered Wednesday to serve a month in jail, a year in the county's Community Corrections program and five years on probation.

Hammond man given 15-year term for molesting 4-year-old

CROWN POINT | A Hammond man on Monday was sentenced to 15 years in prison for molesting a child during visits to the man's apartment.

Jackson Twp. man sentenced to 2 years for molesting boy

VALPARAISO | A Westville-area man will begin serving a two-year sentence Monday for molesting an 11-year-old boy.

State high court won't review tutor's conviction

INDIANAPOLIS | The Indiana Supreme Court will not review the misdemeanor battery conviction of a Munster tutor who inappropriately touched a 5-year-old Portage boy.