47-Year-Old Cromwell Man Faces Two Felony Molesting Counts
47-Year-Old Cromwell Man Faces Two Felony Molesting Counts
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David Slone-dslone@timesuniononline.com
47-Year-Old Cromwell Man Faces Two Felony Molesting CountsA Cromwell man was arrested for child molesting Monday after allegedly inappropriately touching a girl under the age of 14 over an extended period.
Earl Raymond Campbell, 47, of 9766 E. Swallow Drive, Cromwell, was booked into the Kosciusko County Jail at 12:07 p.m. Monday for child molesting. His preliminary bond was set at $50,250.
Court documents in the case filed Friday list the charges against him as two counts of level 1 felony child molesting.
On Thursday, Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department deputy Thomas Waikel responded to a report of child molesting.
He spoke with a girl – whose name and age were redacted in court documents – who reported another girl under the age of 14 told her that Campbell had sex with her.
The victim told Waikel that Campbell penetrated her genitalia. She told him to stop and he wouldn’t, according to court documents.
A person from the Dr. Bill Lewis Center for Children, Fort Wayne, interviewed the victim, who said Campbell had been touching her inappropriately for three years. She said the last time it occurred was on July 25. Campbell used his hands to rub her and used his fingers to penetrate her. He then removed her clothing and had sex with her. The victim said this occurred on several Wednesdays before July 25.
KCSD deputy Shane Bucher spoke with Campbell, who admitted on July 11 he took off the victim’s clothes, took off his pants and got on top of the victim.
Court documents stated Campbell admitted this type of activity had been occurring over the last two months.
