Charles W Tharp v. State of Indiana

── Charles W Tharp v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00639 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 13, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Randolph Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Foley concur In May of 2021, fourteen-year-old K.T. was living in Union City with her stepmother, half-brother, and father, Tharp. One day, when K.T. had come home early from a summer physical-education class at school, Tharp came home from work and asked K.T. about her day. A few minutes later, Tharp returned to K.T.’s bedroom wearing only underwear. Tharp proceeded to grab K.T.’s legs and force anal sex onto her, despite K.T. telling him to stop. After the incident, Tharp took a shower, while K.T.