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Web Exclusive: COA considering legislation limiting child sex abuse victim depositions

A one-year-old law is before the Indiana Court of Appeals, which is considering whether the Legislature properly placed restrictions on when defense attorneys can take a deposition of a minor child alleged to be a victim of a sex crime.
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Web Exclusive: Senate passes bill extending sex crimes statute of limitations

A bill that would have done away with the statute of limitations for certain child sex abuse crimes is making headway in the 2020 Indiana General Assembly. But some advocates are disappointed in how the bill has panned out.
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Sex offender names ordered removed for ‘right to travel’ violation

January 7, 2021 | Olivia Covington

Six men required to register as sex offenders after moving to Indiana can have their names removed from the sex offender registry, the 7^th Circuit has held, finding that the state’s registration law discriminates between offenders who have consistently lived in Indiana and those who more recently moved into the state. A dissenting judge, however, disagreed with the majority’s holding that the registration law burdens the plaintiffs’ right to travel.

COA affirms man’s child molesting conviction, sentence

August 24, 2020 | Katie Stancombe

The Indiana Court of Appeals has affirmed a man’s child molesting conviction and sentence after finding, among other things, that his due process rights were not violated after he was found to be a sexually violent predator pursuant to Indiana Code section 35-38-1-7.5.

COA reverses denial of man’s bid to remove sexually violent predator designation

August 3, 2020 | Katie Stancombe

The denial of a man’s petition to remove his sexually violent predator designation was reversed on Monday after the Indiana Court of Appeals found he did not meet the statutory definition of an SVP.

COA: Removal from sex offender registry makes man’s case moot

May 26, 2020 | Katie Stancombe

A man whose name was removed from Indiana’s Sex and Violent Offender Registry on the state’s volition has successfully sought rehearing at the Indiana Court of Appeals, which has now deemed his case moot.

Good time credit restored after inmate wins habeas petition

April 17, 2020 | Marilyn Odendahl

In noting the state did not provide any evidence to support its arguments, the Southern Indiana District Court restored an inmate’s earned credit time which he had lost for refusing to participate in a sex offender program.

Order vacating man’s removal from sex offender registry affirmed

April 9, 2020 | Dave Stafford

A trial court that vacated its prior order removing a man’s name from the Indiana Sex Offender Registry was correct in doing so because the Indiana Attorney General’s Office had not been notified of the offender’s request to be taken off the registry, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Thursday.

Bill extending sex crimes statute of limitations advances to full House

February 21, 2020 | Katie Stancombe

“How many more victims will there be?” Dawn Price, a survivor of childhood sexual abuse, posed that question before the Indiana House Courts and Criminal Code Committee on Wednesday while testifying in support of legislation that would extend the amount of time victims have to prosecute their perpetrators.

Nassar survivors offered $215M settlement by USA Gymnastics

January 31, 2020 | Associated Press

USA Gymnastics has filed a bankruptcy plan that includes an offer of $215 million for sexual abuse survivors to settle their claims against the embattled Indianapolis-based organization.

2 lawyers on Trump defense team shared Epstein as a client

January 24, 2020 | Associated Press

Two of the lawyers on President Donald Trump’s impeachment defense team have shared another client: Alan Dershowitz and Ken Starr both helped the late hedge fund manager and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein win a lenient sentence for abusing underaged girls.

COA reinstates petition to get off sex offender registry

January 24, 2020 | Katie Stancombe

A man’s petition to remove his name from the Indiana Sex Offender Registry was reinstated Friday when an appellate panel concluded that the trial court that dismissed the petition had jurisdiction to consider it.

Vagueness issue divides COA in sex offender vehicle registry case

December 30, 2019 | Katie Stancombe

A divided Indiana Court of Appeals has affirmed the denial of a sex offender’s motion to dismiss a charge brought against him for driving without registering his vehicle, despite a dissenting judge’s argument that the statute he was charged under was too vague.

Justices reject Fifth Amendment appeal of sex offender treatment

October 31, 2019 | Katie Stancombe

The Indiana Supreme Court has found no constitutional violation against a father who refused to participate in a sex offender treatment program that he argued would violate his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.

Sex offender registration requirement reversed for voyeurism conviction

September 30, 2019 | Katie Stancombe

A man convicted of voyeurism won’t have to register as a sex offender, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled, concluding the man was not convicted of a crime requiring that he do so.

Convicted Indiana sex offender charged with raping Amish woman

September 9, 2019 | Associated Press

An Elkhart man with felony rape and child molestation convictions on his record has been charged with sexually assaulting an Amish woman last month in Marshall County. The Elkhart Truth reports 49-year-old Michael Middaugh is charged with rape, burglary with an armed weapon and criminal confinement.

COA affirms sex offender’s sentence

August 23, 2019 | Katie Stancombe

An Indiana Court of Appeals panel has affirmed a sex offender’s seven-year sentence despite his assertions that the sentence was inappropriate, despite a finding that a trial court improperly used the offender’s risk assessment scores as an aggravating factor.

Appeals court rejects sexually violent predator’s habeas petition

July 31, 2019 | Dave Stafford

A man convicted of repeated child sex offenses must continue to register as a sexually violent predator, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday, rejecting his habeas corpus petition that asserted he was being subjected to unlawful lifetime parole.

Billionaire financier Epstein due in court over sex charges

July 8, 2019 | Associated Press

Wealthy financier and registered sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is due in court after his arrest in New York on new underage sex-trafficking charges involving allegations that date to the early 2000s, according to law enforcement officials.

High court: Sex offender law doesn’t violate Constitution

June 20, 2019 | Associated Press

The U.S. Supreme Court says Congress didn’t do anything improper when it gave the attorney general the ability to decide how to apply a sex offender registry law to more than 500,000 people convicted before the law was enacted.

Report: Detective’s contact with USA Gymnastics not a breach

May 28, 2019 | Associated Press

An internal Indianapolis police investigation has determined a detective didn’t violate department policies by working with USA Gymnastics’ former chief executive to deflect criticism of the organization’s child abuse reporting policies. The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department conducted a months-long probe into the actions of Lt. Bruce Smith, an acquaintance of ex-USA Gymnastics CEO Steve Penny who formerly ran the department’s Child Abuse Unit.

7th Circuit rules DOC sex offender program violates Constitution

April 26, 2019 | Marilyn Odendahl

Finding the disclosures provide information that any law enforcement agent “would love to have,” the 7^th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled Indiana’s requirement that sex offender inmates give detailed accounts of their past actions violates the Constitution’s protections against self-incrimination.

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