Eduardo Lozano Maldonado v. State of Indiana

── Eduardo Lozano Maldonado v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02708 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 07, 2025 Author: Judge Elaine Brown County of Origin: Kosciusko Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Tavitas concur In February 2021, thirty-year-old Maldonado began corresponding with fifteenyear-old D.V. over Snapchat. He knew D.V.’s age, and she informed him that she was a freshman in high school. D.V. believed that Maldonado was nineteen years old. At some point during their correspondence, D.V. sent Maldonado a photograph via Snapchat of herself in underwear. On July 31, 2021, D.V. asked over Snapchat whether “anyone wanted to buy her nicotine.” Appellant’s Appendix Volume II at 8. Maldonado responded to the request and drove to D.V.’s home. D.V.