NM Man Pleads Guilty to Child Molestation Charge

knutson

By Emma Rausch

emma@thepaperofwabash.com

A North Manchester man plead guilty to felony child molesting on Monday, May 8.

Brandon P. Knutson, 19, was arrested in July 2016 on two counts of felony child molestation following a Wabash County Sheriff’s Department investigation.

In June, WCSD officers received a report of an alleged child molestation involving Knutson and a child younger than 14-years-old, according to the probable cause affidavit.

Knutson was preliminarily charged with two counts felony child molesting.

On May 8, Knutson entered a plea agreement in which he plead guilty to one of the counts.

The sentencing hearing will take place June 5 at 1 p.m.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *