UPDATE (October 27, 2023):
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – A Fort Wayne man who has proclaimed himself to be a “serial pedophile” will get more prison time added to his current 20-year sentence.
Donald Cornett pled guilty yesterday to another child molestation charge and his plea deal calls for the 44-year-old to serve another 25 years in prison. He was arrested in October for not registering as a sex offender, which he was required to do with a 2021 conviction.
Cornett reportedly told prosecutors that he molested at least five children in three states and added those had not been reported.
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ORIGINAL STORY:
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – A man who called himself a “serial pedophile” is facing more charges after another victim came forward.
He was been arrested again on Tuesday in Fort Wayne after the new allegation in May police began investigating again. The FWPD says that Donald “Dusty” Cornett, 44, a registered sex offender, is now charged with two additional counts of child molestation.
Cornett was sentenced in February on other charges of child molestation and reportedly sent to Wabash Valley Correctional Institution.
He is now, according to the Fort Wayne Police Department, behind bars at the Allen County Jail.
The FWPD released the following:
Donald Cornett was previously investigated by Detective Sergeant Todd Battershell, for numerous offenses involving multiple children. Mr. Cornett is a self-proclaimed “Serial Pedophile”. In May 2023, another child disclosed being victimized by Mr. Cornett which ultimately led to criminal charges being filed. He is currently being confined at the Allen County Jail. Detective Sergeant Battershell was assisted in both cases by the Fort Wayne Sexual Assault Treatment Center, the Dr. Bill Lewis Center For Children, the Indiana Department of Child Services – Allen County, the Fort Wayne Police Department Victims Assistance Unit, and the Allen County Prosecutor’s Office.
Suspect Arrested #1: Donald Dustin Cornett, AKA Dusty Cornett, 44 years old male
Preliminary Charges:
2 counts of Child Molesting, Level 1 Felonies, 1 count of Child Molesting, Level 4 Felony
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