State of Indiana v. Derick S Pemberton

── State of Indiana v. Derick S Pemberton ── Case No.: 21A-CR-00668 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 31, 2022 Author: Judge Melissa May County of Origin: Putnam Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik concurs. Judge Molter dissents In 2012, sixteen-year-old Pemberton allegedly forced eleven-year-old K.S. to have sexual intercourse. K.S. did not report the allegation to her parents until November 2018, when K.S. was sixteen years old and Pemberton was twentytwo years old. K.S.’s parents contacted police, who began an investigation. In January 2019, the State filed a delinquency petition alleging Pemberton, when he was sixteen, had committed an act that would be Class B felony child molesting if committed by an adult. D.P., 151 N.E.3d at 1212.