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Fertility doctor allegedly used his own sperm to impregnate patients without their consent

 Fertility doctor allegedly used his own sperm to impregnate patients without their consent
Bad Doctors

An Indianapolis-based doctor accused of impregnating his patients without their knowledge will reportedly plead guilty to obstruction of justice charges. Paternity tests reportedly confirmed that Dr. Donald Cline, 78, fathered two of his patients’ children. Those children claimed online genetic tests suggested that the septuagenarian fathered 20 other half-siblings, the Indianapolis Star reported. “This wasn’t just a handful of kids or mothers that this happened …

‘Serious’ sex offenders can attend church with children present: Judge
Court
October 25, 2017

‘Serious’ sex offenders can attend church with children present: Judge

The Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that individuals considered “serious sex offenders” can attend church even if the facilities offer Sunday school or child care where minors are present. According to the CNHI Statehouse Reporter, the appellate court overturned a Boone Superior Court ruling that three sex offenders couldn’t attend churches that offered programs that …

Indiana pastor used candy to lure multiple kids into his office and molest them: Cops
Child Abuse
October 19, 2017

Indiana pastor used candy to lure multiple kids into his office and molest them: Cops

An Indiana pastor faces a laundry list of felony charges after police say they have identified multiple child molestation victims over a month-long investigation. According to the Indianapolis Star, 72-year-old Garry Evans, who had been the pastor of Rushville Baptist Temple for three decades, became the subject of an investigation in early September after a …

Man with history of sex with animals requests chemical castration for early prison release
Animal Crimes
August 31, 2017

Man with history of sex with animals requests chemical castration for early prison release

A Hobart, Indiana, man with a lengthy history of sexually abusing animals has reportedly asked a federal court for chemical castration as a condition of his release, according to the Chicago Tribune. The unorthodox request came from Michael Bessigano, 46, who has been jailed since January for consciously receiving “obscene matters from an interactive computer service.” …

Man, 29, allegedly starts GoFundMe to meet 14-year-old ‘fiancée’ in Montana
Sex Offenders
August 25, 2017

Man, 29, allegedly starts GoFundMe to meet 14-year-old ‘fiancée’ in Montana

A 29-year-old Indiana man was arrested Monday for reportedly using GoFundMe to meet a 14-year-old girl in Montana. The Missoulian reported that William Eugene White Jr. of Montezuma, Indiana, is accused of starting an online crowdfunding campaign in efforts to meet his underage “fiancée.” A representative from GoFundMe told KGVO that the campaign was immediately removed, White …

Teen high on opiates crashes into home at 107 MPH, killing two sisters: Police
child endangerment
August 22, 2017

Teen high on opiates crashes into home at 107 MPH, killing two sisters: Police

Police alleged that an Indiana teenager was speeding and on opiates when she caused a wreck that killed two sisters. People reported that Alia Sierra, 17, is being charged as an adult on 10 felony counts, including reckless homicide, causing death while operating a motor vehicle with a controlled substance in the blood, and criminal …

Tip in Delphi teen girls killings leads to arrest in 2007 cold case murder
Violent Crime
August 6, 2017

Tip in Delphi teen girls killings leads to arrest in 2007 cold case murder

A tip in the Delphi double murder case of two teen girls led authorities to a man who confessed to killing his own uncle. WLFI reports that Kevin Sellers, 39, admitted to shooting and killing his uncle, 50-year-old David Sellers, in 2007 at their shared home. Authorities found David Sellers with a gunshot wound to the head at …

See it: Heartbreaking photo shows police officer father walking son to school for first day of kindergarten – a few hours later he was shot dead in line of duty
Police
August 1, 2017

See it: Heartbreaking photo shows police officer father walking son to school for first day of kindergarten – a few hours later he was shot dead in line of duty

A photo emerged online that captured an Indiana police officer walking his young son to school just hours before he lost his life in the line of duty. FOX reports that Southport Police Department Lt. Aaron Allan walked his son to the first day of Kindergarten, while his wife stood behind him and snapped a photo of …

‘She lied’: Host shot at gender reveal party was NOT pregnant
Police
July 17, 2017

‘She lied’: Host shot at gender reveal party was NOT pregnant

Authorities say the Ohio woman shot at a gender reveal party earlier this month “lied” when claimed she was pregnant and lost her baby. According to Colerain Township Police Chief Mark Denney, there’s no information as to why Cheyanne Willis, 21, hosted a “gender reveal” party if she was indeed not pregnant. A gender reveal party is specifically …

‘Partying was more important than their child’: Couple allegedly took 7-month-old to bar; mom accused of drunkenly breastfeeding baby girl
Child Abuse
June 20, 2017

‘Partying was more important than their child’: Couple allegedly took 7-month-old to bar; mom accused of drunkenly breastfeeding baby girl

The mother and father of a 7-month-old are facing neglect charges after they allegedly took their daughter to a bar—where the mother breastfed her while throwing back beers. At around 12:30 a.m. on Friday, responding officers caught a reported intoxicated Shari Treba, 42, with her child, outside Wild Beaver Saloon in Indianapolis. She claimed that …