Brett Alan Beatty v. State of Indiana

── Brett Alan Beatty v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-01517 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 07, 2022 Author: Judge Melissa May County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Pyle concur On August 5, 2017, Beatty was living in a house in Crown Point, Indiana, with his then-girlfriend, Rachel Griffin. Beatty was a friend and co-worker of K.C., and he agreed to watch her two children, five-year-old E.C. and eight-year-old P.C., while K.C. was at work. Beatty and Griffin supervised the children for a while, and then Beatty left the house to run an errand. While Beatty was away, Griffin left the children alone momentarily to use the restroom. During this period, E.C.