Yonatan Jose Felipe Velasquez v. State of Indiana

── Yonatan Jose Felipe Velasquez v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02904 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 09, 2026 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Tippecanoe Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Scheele concur In late spring and early summer 2023, Velasquez was 19 years old, and J.J.-T. was 11 years old. Sometime in March 2023, Velasquez “friended” J.J.-T. on Instagram, Tr. Vol. II at 141, and they began messaging one another through Instagram and Facebook Messenger. In messaging Velasquez, J.J.-T. told him she was 11 years old; Velasquez never disclosed his age to J.J.-T. [4] In June 2023, J.J.-T. was staying with family in Lafayette, Indiana. In early June, J.J.-T. and her 14-year-old cousin A.M.