Daylan Williams v. State of Indiana

── Daylan Williams v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02062 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 23, 2024 Author: Judge Robert Altice County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Felix concur On the morning of March 14, 2022, fifteen-year-old A.V. woke up at her South Bend residence around 7:30 a.m. As A.V. was not feeling well, her mother— Rikki Gonzales—allowed A.V. to stay home from school. Gonzales then left A.V. home alone with Williams, Gonzales’s boyfriend, who resided with them. A.V. went back to sleep and about three hours later, Williams woke her up and told her to take a shower. When A.V. walked into the shower, she noticed a new hook with a sponge that had fallen off the wall.