Indiana man indicted in sex case involving girl

5/12/2006

DEFIANCE A 52-year-old Indiana man was indicted on two counts of rape and one count of gross sexual imposition of a girl under age 13 in Defiance County s Hicksville last fall, the Defiance County prosecutor s office said yesterday.

David A. Kinder of Auburn, Ind., which is about 17 miles from Hicksville, is accused by Hicksville police of engaging in sexual conduct and contact Oct. 18 at a home in Hicksville with a girl who knew him. Police took the report three days later.

He is to be arraigned Wednesday in Defiance County Common Pleas Court. If found guilty of all three counts, he could face up to 25 years in prison and a $50,000 fine.