GRANT CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – The Grant County Sheriff’s Office says that a Michigan man was arrested Friday in connection to a 2013 child molestation case.
According to a press release and a social media post, Matthew Wayne Hare, 51, of Kent County, Michigan was arrested and charged with seven counts of child molestation in the cold case.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFebruary 9", 2024GRANT COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICECOLD CASE ARREST Matthew Wayne Hare, 51, of Kent…
Posted by Grant County Sheriff's Office – Marion, IN on Friday, February 9, 2024
The following was released:
The Grant County Prosecutors Office and Grant County Sheriff’s Criminal Investigations Division reopened the case after receiving new information that allowed for the suspect’s arrest.
Matthew Wayne Hare, 51, of Kent County, Michigan, has been arrested and charged with seven counts of Child Molestation, a class A felony, from a 2013 case in Grant County, Indiana. Hare has been extradition back to Grant County after being housed briefly in the Kent County Jail.
The Grant County Prosecutors Office and the Grant County Sheriff’s Criminal Investigations Division received information that brought life back into the case, resulting in Detectives traveling to multiple states to conduct interviews and reviewing evidence that resulted in the suspect’s arrest.
The victim was a child inside the household who would have been a minor at the time. These crimes happened over multiple years and were perpetrated by the suspect, who also resided in the household. The Detectives believe there may be other victims in this case and ask, “If you are a victim of this case or other cases, please come forward and allow us to seek justice for you.” By law, a victim of sexual abuse as a child in Indiana will have until their 31st birthday to report the child molestation, after they turn age 31 the Statue of Limitation prevents a criminal investigation and prosecution.
As a reminder, the Indiana Center for Prevention of Youth Abuse and Suicide states that one out of every four girls are sexually abused, and one out of every six boys is sexually abused, with the median age for child abuse being nine years old. 90% of abusers are known to the victim and are people the child knows, loves, and trusts.
If you know or suspect a child is being abused, please call, and report it to any of the following: Indiana Department of Child Services at 1-800-800-5566 Grant County Central Dispatch at (765) 668-8168 or Emergency 911
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