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Man Accused of Child Molestation Would Get Eight Years

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Kosciusko County Superior I Judge Duane Huffer heard a plea agreement proposal from an accused child molestor this morning.

Steven Lawrence, 41, of Warsaw, pleaded guilty to child molestation, a Class C felony. In return for his plea the state of Indiana agreed to dismiss count one, child molesting, a Class A felony.

If the plea is accepted then Lawrence will be sentenced to eight years in prison. Lawrence was represented by attorney Brad Voelz.

Lawrence admitted to molesting a girl under the age of 14 in August 2010. Lawrence informed police that while his wife was in jail he molested a young girl in their home.

Lawrence was booked into the Kosciusko County Jail Dec. 10, 2011, on $20,000 bond. As of press time he is in jail.