All StatesIndianaElizabeth Tavitas › Evidence
Neutral Court Opinion Mar 01, 2026

Dionel Juan Mateo v. State of Indiana

── Dionel Juan Mateo v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-00800 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 23, 2021 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Vigo Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur Mateo was born in 1990. P.R. was born in October 2007, and Mateo is her uncle. Officers received information from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children based on a tip from a social media company regarding P.R. Officers located P.R. and seized Mateo’s cell phone. On Mateo’s phone, Officers found a video of Mateo having sexual intercourse with eleven-year-old P.R. on June 5, 2019. The video also depicted a small child “standing next to the bed, with her hands on the bed, facing the bed” during the assault. Tr. Vol. II p.
Indiana Judicial Branch
https://public.courts.in.gov/Decisions/api/Document/Opinion?Id=_16nq6OYAAMu7qZz…
Elizabeth Tavitas Indiana Court of Appeals Judge Dana Kenworthy Indiana Court of Appeals Judge
Share on X Share on Facebook
← Back to Elizabeth Tavitas's profile