Eric Ndungutse v. State of Indiana

── Eric Ndungutse v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01536 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 09, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge DeBoer concur In October of 2023, fifteen-year-old M.D. was a member of a group chat involving the Bible and Christianity in the messaging app, WhatsApp. At some point, twenty-five-year-old Ndungutse, who was also a member of the group, messaged M.D. separately. M.D. and Ndungutse began to communicate “oneon-one” via texting, WhatsApp, the messenger app, phone calls, and video calls. Tr. Vol. II p. 48. The communication was “pretty consistent.” Tr. Vol. II p. 49. M.D.