Indiana 15-year-old charged as adult after allegedly sexual assault of 7-year-old on school bus
June 16, 2025 - WTHR Channel 13
INDIANAPOLIS, In. — “A 15-year-old accused of raping a 7-year-old on a school bus in central Indiana has now been charged as an adult.
A judge in Jennings County waived Landon Doty, of North Vernon, to adult court this past week.
Court records show Doty is facing a total of 12 charges:
Two counts of rape
Two counts of attempted rape
Child molesting
Attempted child molesting
Two counts of sexual battery
Two counts of attempted sexual battery
Criminal confinement
Public indecency ”
“The 15-year-old boy was formally accused after he allegedly raped a non-verbal, autistic, 7-year-old boy on a Jennings County school bus. The incident was seen on the bus's security video, and the Jennings County School Corporation is reviewing security video from the entire school year to find out if there were other incidents.”
“‘[The] crimes were perpetrated on the victim over a period of several weeks while he was riding the bus to and from school, establishing a repetitive pattern of delinquent acts,’ court records show.” - Madison Courier
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