Steven D. Shepard v. State of Indiana

── Steven D. Shepard v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00567 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 28, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Shelby Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Bradford concur On January 27, 2023, the State charged Shepard with Level 1 felony child molesting for performing oral sex on his step-granddaughter, J.A., between January 1, 2020, and December 31, 2021. J.A., born in March 2012, was eight or nine years old at the time of the molestation. The criminal case progressed to a jury trial, which was held in January 2024. At trial, the State presented evidence that Shepard lived in Shelbyville with his wife, their son, and their son’s wife.