Mitchell man gets decades in prison for child sex crimes
U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Walton Pratt sentenced Bryan Lee Fish, 33, to 50 years in federal prison, followed by a lifetime of supervised release.
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Innovation Initiative’s Family Law Taskforce submits recommendations to Supreme Court
With an ultimate goal of improving access to justice in family law cases, the Family Law Taskforce of the Indiana Supreme Court’s Innovation Initiative nailed down more than a dozen recommendations, with five being considered “essential for reform.” Now, that final report is headed to the Indiana justices.
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CHINS filings stabilize after surge in recent years
Filings for child in need of services and termination of parental rights cases have swung in opposite directions in the past few years, according to statistics released recently by the Indiana Supreme Court.
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Lawsuit claims DCS failing to protect children and inflicting further harm
Children going into the state’s child welfare system end up more broken, attorneys suing the Department of Child Services say, because they are not being provided with therapy and treatment to help them heal. Rather, the lawyers contend, DCS is just finding beds to stick the kids in and forgetting about their other needs.
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Paternal family of girl sues DCS, accuses the agency of negligence in her death
The lawsuit says the Indiana Department of Child Services failed to appropriately address the abuse suffered by the five-year-old girl despite multiple calls to her mother’s home for reports of neglect and abuse on her and her siblings in the months and years leading up to her death.
Farmland man sentenced to 35 years in prison for violently shaking a child
Delaware Circuit Court Judge Andrew Ramirez sentenced Andrew Scott last week, after a jury convicted him earlier this month for neglecting a dependent resulting in a catastrophic injury, a Level 1 Felony.
23-year-old Farmland man convicted of violently shaking a child
Delaware Circuit Court Judge Andrew Ramirez set an Oct. 30 sentencing date for Andrew Scott for neglect of a dependent resulting in catastrophic injury, a Level 1 Felony, which is punishable by 20-40 years in prison and a fine up to $10,000
Muncie woman gets 35-year prison sentence for child neglect resulting in catastrophic injury
Delaware Circuit Court Judge Judi Calhoun sentenced Montana Davis, 26, after Davis was convicted in April of neglect of a dependent resulting in catastrophic injury, a Level 1 felony.
Anderson couple sentenced to decades in prison for sexual exploitation of a minor
The mother of the victim was sentenced to 25 years in prison, and the mother’s male friend was sentenced to 50 years.
New lawsuit filed against former Indianapolis teacher accused of encouraging ‘fight club’ in classroom
A new lawsuit has been filed against a teacher with Indianapolis Public Schools, accusing him of orchestrating a “fight club” environment in his classroom by allegedly encouraging and recording videos of students fighting or being beaten by other students.
Richmond man sentenced to 40 years in prison for sexually abusing child
A Richmond man faces 40 years in federal prison and a lifetime of supervised release after pleading guilty to sexually abusing a one-year-old relative and distributing child sexual abuse material.
Muncie man sentenced to 35 years in prison for extreme child abuse
The man pleaded guilty in November to two counts of neglect of a dependent resulting in catastrophic injury, both Level 1 felonies, and one count of aggravated battery as a Level 3 felony in the abuse of a three-year-old boy.
Indianapolis man sentenced to 35 years for sexually exploiting child
An Indianapolis man will serve 35 years in federal prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release after pleading guilty to the sexual exploitation of a child.
Indiana man sentenced to 30 years in prison for child pornography-related conviction
An Indiana man faces 30 years in prison after being convicted in federal court of the sexual exploitation of children.
Health care provider doesn’t retain immunity from med-mal suit for causing abuse report, COA rules in reversal
An amendment to the child abuse reporting statute represents a policy determination that a provider who hasn’t acted with gross negligence or willful misconduct doesn’t retain immunity from a medical malpractice action for causing a report of child abuse.
Bill clarifying limits on child sex abuse victim depositions clears IN Senate committee
Continuing a conversation that began in 2020, an Indiana Senate committee has endorsed a bill that would further clarify the restriction on depositions of alleged child sex abuse victims.
Report: Indiana had 60 child neglect or abuse deaths in 2021
Sixty Indiana children died from neglect or abuse in 2021, the state Department of Child Services said in a report issued Friday.
COA finds Indiana Evidence Rule 703 allows nurse’s testimony in child abuse case
A Marion County man convicted of abusing his infant son failed to get a nurse’s testimony thrown out as hearsay.
Boy found dead in April identified, mother 1 of 2 suspects
A boy found dead inside a suitcase last spring in rural southern Indiana has been identified as a 5-year-old from Georgia, and police said Wednesday that the child’s mother and another woman are suspects in his death.
Indiana man gets 65-year sentence for son’s murder, abuse
An Indiana man has been sentenced to 65 years in prison for abusing his 12-year-old son and starving the boy to death.
Fort Wayne man admits reduced charge in boy’s beating death
A Fort Wayne man pleaded guilty Monday to a reduced charge in the death of his girlfriend’s toddler son, who authorities said was battered so badly it ripped his heart in half.
COA awards city of Carmel attorney fees in dispute over mayor’s emails
A lengthy legal dispute over obtaining emails from Carmel’s mayor stemming from a local summer camp incident has led to the city winning attorney fees twice.
Lafayette woman gets 55 years in 3-year-old’s beating death
A northwestern Indiana woman convicted of murder in the beating death of her 3-year-old son was sentenced Tuesday to 55 years in prison.