Tag Archives: Indiana

GOP Sen. Todd Young: I Won’t Be Endorsing Trump

Evansville’s CBS affiliate reports: U.S. Senator Todd Young says he will not support former President Donald Trump in his bid for the Republican Presidential nomination. Young spoke about Trump’s take on the war in Ukraine, where Trump says Putin is not a war criminal and will not take sides as the war wages on. Instead, Young says what Hoosiers decide …

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Bragging “Brawler” Rioter Sentenced To Nine Months

From the Justice Department: A Pennsylvania man was sentenced today on a felony charge related to his conduct during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election. Cameron Edward …

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Indiana AG’s Teacher Snitch Line Gets Flooded By Trolls

The Indiana Capital Chronicle reports: A new dashboard unveiled by the Indiana Attorney General’s Office makes public more than two dozen allegations of “potentially inappropriate materials” in Hoosier schools, like critical race theory materials and gender identity policies. But numerous local officials told the Indiana Capital Chronicle they weren’t made aware of the complaints and contend the allegations were not …

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GOP Rep. Victoria Spartz Reverses, Will Seek Reelection

Roll Call reports: A year ago, Rep. Victoria Spartz declared she would not run for reelection to the House in 2024 because she wanted to spend more time with her two teenage daughters. On Monday, the Indiana Republican changed her mind. “Earlier last year, I decided to take some time off from running for public office to recharge and spend …

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Far-Right Indiana Rep Flashes Gun At Student Activists

The Indiana Statehouse File reports: Students from Burris Laboratory School in Muncie who were visiting the Statehouse Tuesday say they felt threatened after Rep. Jim Lucas, R-Seymour, opened his coat and flashed a handgun. The students, members of Students Demand Action, had traveled to Indianapolis to attend the annual Advocacy Day held at the state capitol to ask lawmakers to …

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SCOTUS Hands Victory To Indiana Trans Students

USA Today reports: The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to decide if schools can bar transgender students from using a bathroom that reflects their gender identity, leaving in place a lower court ruling that allowed a transgender middle school boy in Indiana to use the boys’ bathroom. The case arrived at the Supreme Court against the backdrop of a shifting …

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7-Term Indiana Republican Rep Won’t Seek Reelection

The Washington Examiner reports: Rep. Larry Bucshon (R-IN) won’t seek reelection to the House next year, making him the latest House Republican to retire from his seat as a growing number of lawmakers consider other jobs in government or an exit from politics altogether. Bucshon announced his resignation in a statement on Monday, making him the 39th House member to …

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Indiana Pastor Arrested On Child Sex Charges

Fort Wayne’s ABC affiliate reports: A 25-year-old man is facing charges after court documents say he had inappropriate contact with a minor while he was serving as a pastor at a Markle church. Court records show Zachary Luke Petree was charged with child seduction while having a professional relationship with the child, dissemination of matter harmful to minors, and sexual …

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Indiana Woman Charged With Ramming Her Car Into “Jewish School” Actually Run By Antisemitic Hate Group

Indianapolis’s Fox affiliate reports: IMPD officers arrested a woman, who they labeled a “terrorist,” after she drove her car into a building that she thought was a Jewish school. However, the building is used by the Israelite School of Universal and Practical Knowledge which has been labeled an antisemitic hate group. Ruba Almaghtheh, 34, was arrested on a preliminary charge …

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GOP Indiana AG Reprimanded For Attack On Doctor

The Associated Press reports: Indiana’s attorney general violated professional conduct rules in statements he made about a doctor who provided an abortion to a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio in the weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last summer, according to a court opinion filed Thursday. The Indiana Supreme Court’s disciplinary commission found Todd Rokita, a …

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“Death To Pedophiles” Cultist Arrested For Child Porn

Indiana’s Lebanon Reporter reports: A Lebanon man is scheduled for trial in December after his arrest on a charge of possession of child pornography. The tip included an email address and user name, “MartianMassacre Productions,” for an internet user who stored an image of a pre-pubescent girl engaged in intercourse with an adult male, according to a probable cause affidavit …

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Baptist School’s Teacher Arrested On Child Sex Charges

The Indianapolis Star reports: A former English teacher and volleyball coach at Fishers Christian Academy was arrested on Friday and is accused of sexual misconduct with a student, according to court records. Stephen Ayon, 34, is facing three counts of sexual misconduct with a minor, three counts of child seduction and one count of dissemination of matter harmful to minors. …

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Indiana AG In Hot Water Over Abortion Comments

Indianapolis’s Fox affiliate reports: The Disciplinary Commission of the Indiana Supreme Court has filed a disciplinary complaint against Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita in relation to comments he made to media outlets and other public statements he made between July 2022 and September 2022 surrounding an investigation into Dr. Caitlin Bernard. According to documents filed Monday, the commission claimed that …

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Catholic School Teacher Guilty On Child Sex Charges

Fort Wayne’s CBS affiliate reports: A former teacher at Bishop Luers High School pleaded guilty Wednesday to child seduction following allegations that he had sex with multiple students. Jordan Miller entered a guilty plea on two counts of child seduction, a Level 5 felony. If a judge accepts Miller’s guilty plea, the 33-year-old would serve four years of probation. An …

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Police: IN Pastor Wanted For Child Rape Is On The Run

Indianapolis’s Fox affiliate reports: A former Madison County councilman who is accused of raping an underage girl in 2020 is being sought by police after he failed to show up for his appointed court date. According to court records, former councilman Steve Sumner, 55, was set to appear in Madison County court on Thursday. After failing to show, the court …

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Church Band Musician Arrested On Child Sex Charges

The Dubois County Free Press reports: The Jasper Police Department arrested a Jasper man on eight counts of child molestation involving a girl under the age of 14. According to police, they received information on the allegations of child molestation on June 30. After an extensive investigation, police were able to establish probable cause that Michael Crockett, 49, Jasper, had …

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Indiana Pastor Arrested On Child Molestation Charges

South Bend’s NBC affiliate reports: A man who preached at a Michiana church is accused of sexually abusing a child. Gregory Sebastian, 41, is facing two counts of felony child molesting. He allegedly laid in bed with and inappropriately touched a girl who is under the age of 14. Sebastian was booked into the St. Joseph County Jail on June …

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Indiana State Supreme Court Upholds Abortion Ban

The Hill reports: Indiana’s top court on Friday said the state’s near-total abortion ban is constitutional, and lifted a preliminary injunction that had been blocking the law from taking effect. Writing for three of the five Supreme Court justices, Justice Derek Molter said the Constitution “protects a woman’s right to an abortion that is necessary to protect her life or …

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Catholic School Teacher Arrested On Child Sex Charges

Fort Wayne’s ABC affiliate reports: Allen County court records show former Bishop Luers teacher Matthew Brown has been charged with four counts of child seduction. Investigators say staff at the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend contacted police in August of 2018 to disclose that a former student reported “being in a sexual relationship with a teacher named Matt Brown while …

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ACLU Sues To Block Indiana’s “Don’t Say Gay” Law

NPR reports: The ACLU of Indiana has filed a lawsuit to halt Indiana’s so-called “Don’t Say Gay” law. Court documents said the act’s lack of definitions about “human sexuality” and “instruction” mean teachers don’t know what they can and can’t teach. If found in violation of HEA 1608, teachers could have their licenses suspended or revoked. The lawsuit was filed …

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