Indiana Child Endangerment Law
Kayla D. Hojem v. Klipsch Senior Care, LLC, d/b/a Home Instead
Terre Haute, Indiana, employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a Fair Labor Standards Act violation theory. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) guarantees most U.S. workers a federal minimum wage (currently $7.25 per hour) and overtime pay of at least time-and-a-half for hours worked over 40 in a workweek. It also sets standards for child labor, prohibits certain employers f... More...
$ (02-05-2026 - IN)<H2> State of Indiana v. Andrea Brewer
Indianapolis, Indiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charge with two counts of child molesting, child exploitation, child pornography, promotion of child sex trafficking and child solicitation. Andrea Brewer, age 34, accused of producing child porn. Detectives reportedly seized "multiple" electronic devices belonging to Brewer while brining in the IMPD Digital Forensic Un... More...
$ (01-17-2026 - IN)<H2> United States of America v. Carlos Aquino Sosa, Edwin Palacios Sosa, and Delvin Velasquez Romero
Hammond, Indiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank fraud conspiracy resulting in significant losses to small businesses and community banks in more than a dozen states. Carlos Aquino Sosa, 26 years old, of Honduras, was sentenced to 41 months in prison followed by 1 year of supervised release after pleading guilty to two counts of conspiracy to commit bank fr... More...
$ (12-19-2025 - IN)<h1> United States of America v. Cory Todd Cox </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Indianapolis, Indiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of receipt and distribution of child sexual abuse material. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Three-Time Convicted Sex Offender Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b><... More...
$0 (07-30-2025 - IN)State of Indiana v. Christopher S. Busch
Franklin, Indiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Level 4 felony child solicitation. <br> <br> In April 2023, 55-year-old Busch responded to an ad posted on a prostitution website called List Crawlers. The ad depicted a photo of the profile of a female purporting to be eighteen years old.[1]The person pictured was a "decoy" being used by law enforcement to conduct a ... More...
$0 (05-20-2025 - IN)<h1> United States of America v. Jamie M. Powell, a/k/a Jamie Cramer, Richard Smith </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Indianapolis, Indiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with conspiracy to commit the sexual exploitation of a minor as well as actual and attempted sexual exploitation of a minor. Sexually Exploiting Infant. Possession of child sexual abuse material </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Anderson Co... More...
$0 (05-09-2025 - IN)State of Indiana v. Jamarris Lewis
Muncie, Indiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with three counts of child molesting (lewd molestation)—two being Level 1 felonies and one being a Level 4 felony.<br> <br> Jamarris Lewis, age 43, of Tennessee was accused with lewd molestation.<br> <br> According to the Delaware County Prosecutor's Office, Jamarris Lewis of Tennessee was convicted on three counts o... More...
$0 (04-11-2025 - in)<h1> United States of America v. Moises Bojorquez </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Indianapolis, Indiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual exploitation of a child, distribution of child sexual abuse material, and possession of matter containing child sexual abuse material. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Richmond Sexual Predator Sentenced to 40 Years in Federal Pr... More...
$0 (03-31-2025 - IN)<h1> United States of America v. Pedro Zuniga-Lopez </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Indianapolis, Indiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Third Illegal Reentry into United States from Mexico </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Violent Domestic Abuser Sentenced to 37 Months in Federal Prison for Third Illegal Reentry into United States from Mexico</h2></center></b></b> </h... More...
$0 (03-20-2025 - IN)State of Indiana v. J. Felix Malagon
Albion, Indiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with molesting a child.<br> <br> The evidence most favorable to the jury's verdict indicates that in 2020, ten-year-old B.M. lived with her mother Linda and B.M.'s sisters in a home located about a block and a half away from Malagon's residence in Ligonier, Indiana. Malagon owned multiple dogs, and B.M. and her sisters woul... More...
$0 (02-17-2025 - IN)State of Indiana v. Anthony Graff
Lawrenceburg, Indiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with child abuse.<br> <br> In August of 2020, authorities received a report that Anthony Graff had sexually abused two of his step-grandchildren several years previously. A detective with the Aurora Police Department contacted Graff, who agreed to speak with the detective. Following the discussion, Graff agreed to retu... More...
$0 (01-28-2025 - IN)In the Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship of: H.B. and L.B. (Minor Children)
Indeianapolis, Indiana family law lawyer represented parents in a parental rights termination case.<br> <br> <br> [¶2] Mother and Father (collectively, Parents) are the married parents of sons, H.B., born February 2, 2019, and L.B., born December 18, 2020 (collectively, Children). Mother also has three adult children over the age of twenty.<br> <br> [¶3] When H.B. was only a few months old, Fat... More...
$0 (01-24-2025 - IN)State of Indiana v. Brian McKale
Angola, Indiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexually molesting a child.<br> <br> Biran McKale, age 52, was charged with molesting a 5-year-old girl. <br> <br> A Steuben County Sheriff's Office deputy responded to a child molestation complaint on December 4, 2022, after the mother of the 5-year-old was made aware of a possible incident involving her daughter. <br>... More...
$0 (01-24-2025 - IN)State of Indiana v. Brandon K. Crain
Rushville, Indiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with nonsupport of a dependent.<br> <br> On May 10, 2023, the State charged Crain with two counts of nonsupport of a dependent, as Level 6 felonies.[1] On July 25, Crain and the State entered into a plea agreement. Pursuant to that agreement, Crain agreed to plead guilty to one count of nonsupport of a defendant, and the... More...
$0 (01-08-2025 - IN)rayan Morath v. Abby Abbinante
Lawrenceburg, Indiana family law lawyers represented the parties in a child support dispute.<br> <br> Father and his ex-wife, Abby Abbinante (Mother), divorced in 2017. Both proceeding pro se, they agreed to a decree of dissolution that provided for joint custody, equal parenting time, and "no support" for the couple's two sons. App. Vol. II, p. 20. The dissolution court approved the agreement.<br... More...
$0 (12-26-2024 - IN)Indiana Department of Child Services v. Stacy Metcalf
<h2><br> Lebanon, Indiana family law lawyer represented the mother in a parental rights termination action.<br> </h2><br> <br> On March 1, 2022, DCS issued an assessment of alleged child abuse, substantiating an allegation of physical abuse by Metcalf against the Child; and on March 7, 2022, DCS initiated Child in Need of Services ("CHINS") proceedings for the Child. Following a factfinding heari... More...
$0 (12-06-2024 - IN)<h1> United States of America v. Demetris Campbell </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Indianapolis, Indiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with commercial robbery conspiracy, four counts of aiding commercial robbery, and three counts of aiding the brandishing of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Indianapolis Man Sentenced to Fifty ... More...
$0 (12-02-2024 - IN)<h1> United States of America v. Samuel Hicks </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Fort Wayne, Indiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiracy to Advertise and Distribute Child Pornography </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Fort Wayne Man Sentenced to 192 Months in Prison</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Samuel Hicks, 35 years old, of Fort Wayne, Indi... More...
$0 (11-22-2024 - IN)<h1> United States of America v. Shawn Riedesel </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> New Albany, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Grooming and Sexually Exploiting Children </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Louisville Teaching Assistant Sentenced to Over Thirty-Six Years in Federal Prison for Grooming and Sexually Exploiting Children</h2></center></b></b> </h2></cente... More...
$0 (10-31-2024 - IN)State of Indiana v. Cornelius Crawford
<h2><br> Indianapolis, Indiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant domestic battery.<br> </h2><br> <br> <br> [¶2] On December 9, 2023, Crawford was intoxicated and asleep on the couch in the duplex where he lived in Indianapolis with his wife A.C., their child, and A.C.'s child from a previous relationship. A friend of A.C. picked up the children to take them out for dinner. Crawfor... More...
$0 (08-21-2024 - IN)State of Indiana v. Marcus Jermaine Rozier
<h2><br> LaGrange, Indiana resisting law enforcement charge criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant.<br> </h2><br> <br> [¶4] On January 14, 2022, LaGrange Police Department Officer Eric Patterson observed Paul Bennet, Jr. get into the back of a minivan being operated by Rozier. Rozier then pulled out onto a street in front of several vehicles in disregard of their right of way. Officer ... More...
$0 (10-16-2024 - IN)State of Indiana v. Kari C. Spray
<h2><br> Crown Point, Indiana harassment charge criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant.<br> </h2><br> <br> [¶3] Spray and Char Ison have one minor child together, C.I. ("Child"). Child resided with Ison, Ison's wife, and her two children, but Ison allowed Spray to visit with Child at his home. Between August 1, 2021, and August 13, 2022, when Child was between five and six years old, S... More...
$0 (10-16-2024 - IN)<h1> United States of America v. Seth Alonzo </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Hammond, Indiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Distribution of Child Pornography </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Morocco Man Sentenced to 144 Months in Prison</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Seth Alonzo, 20 years old, of Morocco, Indiana, was sentenced by United S... More...
$0 (10-09-2024 - IN)<h1> United States of America v. Christopher Vickers </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Evansville, Indiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of possession and three counts of receipt of child sexual abuse material. </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Evansville Man Sentenced to Eight Years in Federal Prison for Receiving and Possessing Explicit Images of Children Via S... More...
$0 (10-01-2024 - IN)<h1> United States of America v. Daniel Matthew Connell </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Indianapolis, Indiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Selling Child Sexual Abuse Material Using Online Chatroom </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Indianapolis Woman Sentenced to Over Sixteen Years in Federal Prison for Selling Child Sexual Abuse Material Using Online Chatroom</h2></center><... More...
$0 (09-25-2024 - IN)<h1> United States of America v. Dustin Scott Cox </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Indianapolis, Indiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sexually Abusing a Child and Drugging Them with Methamphetamine </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Second Child Predator Sentenced to 35 Years in Federal Prison for Sexually Abusing a Child and Drugging Them with Methamphetamine</h2></ce... More...
$0 (09-25-2024 - IN)Brian A. Batta v. Christina S. Batta
<h2><br> Lafayette, Indiana divorce lawyers represented the parties in a child support dispute.<br> </h2><br> <br> In December 2012, Christina S. Batta ("Mother") filed a petition for dissolution of marriage. In January 2013, the court issued provisional orders that Mother have primary physical custody of the parties' two minor children and that Father pay weekly child support of $297. On August 1... More...
$0 (09-19-2024 - IN)Brian A. Batta v. Christina S. Batta
<h2><br> Lafayette, Indiana divorce lawyers represented husband and wife in a marriage dissolution case.<br> <h2><br> <br> In December 2012, Christina S. Batta ("Mother") filed a petition for dissolution of marriage. In January 2013, the court issued provisional orders that Mother have primary physical custody of the parties' two minor children and that Father pay weekly child support of $297. On ... More...
$0 (09-19-2024 - IN)<h1> United States of America v. Jeremy Dumas </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Hammond, Indiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Receipt of Child Pornography </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Crown Point Man Sentenced to 120 Months in Prison</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Jeremy Dumas, 56 years old, of Crown Point, Indiana, was sentenced by Unite... More...
$0 (09-11-2024 - IN)<h1> United States of America v. Jose De Leon Medina </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Hammond, Indiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with llegal reentry of a removed alien and failure to register as a sex offender </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Man Sentenced to 24 Months in Prison</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Jose De Leon Medina, 39 years old, of Mex... More...
$0 (09-12-2024 - IN)Indiana Department of Child Services and Kids' Voice of Indiana
<h2><br> Indianapolis, Indiana parental rights family law lawyer represented a parent.<br> </h2><br> <br> <br> [¶3] On April 5, 2019, the Indiana Department of Child Services (DCS) investigated a report that Mother had stabbed Father twice with a knife in Child's presence. Child was removed from Mother and Father and placed in relative care. On April 11, DCS filed a petition alleging that Child w... More...
$0 (09-12-2024 - IN)Korrine Knight v. Alan Sussaman
<h2><br> Franklin, Indiana family law child custody modification lawyers represented the Plaintiff and Defendant.<br> </h2><br> <br> <br> Korrine Knight ("Mother") appeals the trial court's child custody modification order awarding Alan Sessanna ("Father") legal and physical custody of four of the parties' six minor children. Mother presents three issues for our review, which we consolidate and re... More...
$0 (09-13-2024 - IN)State of Indiana v. David Anthony Schonabaum
<h2><br> Evansville, Indiana child neglect criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant.<br> </h2><br> </center><br> <br> "David Schonabaum's 6-month-old son was found with dozens of rat bites on Sept. 13, 2023. According to the arrest affidavit, the 32-year-old had called police after finding his son covered in blood in his bassinet.: News 13<br> <br> 35-46-1-4(a)(1)/F3: Neglect of a Depend... More...
$0 (09-13-2024 - IN)Quinisha L. Williams v. Willie Cardona-Feliciano
<h2><br> Warsaw, Indiana divorce lawyers represented the Petitioner and the Respondent in a marriage dissolution actions.<br> </h2><br> <br> <br> On October 13, 2021, Mother petitioned for dissolution of her marriage to Father. At a provisional hearing conducted in March of 2022, Mother was awarded the sole legal and primary physical custody of Children; Father did not appear at that hearing. Fath... More...
$0 (08-20-2024 - IN)<h1> United States of America v. Elliott Gruss </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Fort Wayne, Indiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Indiana Man Sentenced to 180 Months in Prison</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> Elliott Gruss, 34 years old, of Ossian, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Chief Judge Ho... More...
$0 (08-29-2024 - IN)<h1> United States of America v. Sonny Dale Applegate </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Indianapolis, Indiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of sexual exploitation of a child and one count of committing a felony offense while required to register as a sex offender </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Indianapolis Registered Sex Offender Sentenced to 44 Years in Federal ... More...
$0 (08-26-2024 - IN)Cassei Lynn Mentis v. Joshua Michael Mentis </center
<h2><br> Kokomo, Indiana family law divorce lawyers represented the Petitioner and Respondent.<br> </h2><br> <br> [¶2] Child was born on February 6, 2016, during the parties' marriage. On July 7, 2017, Mother filed a petition for dissolution of marriage in White County. On February 23, 2018, the White County court issued an order dissolving the marriage. As part of the order, Mother was granted p... More...
$0 (08-23-2024 - IN)United States of America v. Timothy James Wyllie
<h2><br> South Bend, Indiana activities relating to material constituting or containing child pornography criminal defense lawyer.<br> </h2>... More...
$0 (04-24-2023 - IN)Quinisha L. Williams v. Willie Cardona-Feliciano </center
<h2><br> Warsaw, Indiana family law lawyers represented the Plaintiff and Defendant in a child custody divorce case.<br> </h2><br> <br> <br> [¶2] On October 13, 2021, Mother petitioned for dissolution of her marriage to Father. At a provisional hearing conducted in March of 2022, Mother was<br> <br> 3<br> <br> awarded the sole legal and primary physical custody of Children; Father did not appear ... More...
$0 (08-20-2024 - IN)<h1> United States of America v. Tyler Edward Davis </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Indianapolis, Indiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material While on Probation </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Convicted Sex Offender Sentenced to More than Eleven Years in Federal Prison for Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material While on Probation</h2><... More...
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