Austin D Doremus v. State of Indiana

── Austin D Doremus v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01791 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 04, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Tippecanoe Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Felix concur On December 5, 2022, then-sixteen-year-old Doremus took his then-six-yearold nephew into a room, pulled down his nephew’s pants, inserted his penis into his nephew’s buttocks, and “thrusted three times.” Appellant’s App. Vol. II p. 13. Doremus was charged with Level 3 felony rape and Level 3 felony child molesting. Doremus pled guilty to Level 3 felony child molesting, admitting that he had “knowingly or intentionally perform[ed] or submit[ted] to sexual intercourse or other sexual conduct” with a child under the age of fourteen. Tr. Vol.