NOBLE COUNTY, Ind. (Indiana's NewsCenter) - A 53-year-old Avilla man was arrested Friday on a preliminary charge of child molesting, a crime that was said to have involved a member of his own family.
The Indiana State Police Criminal Investigation Division from the Fort Wayne post arrested Frederick W. Weese and charged him with a Class A felony for child molestation.
According to Detective Deven Hostetler, the juvenile victim and her family contacted the Noble County Division of Family and Children and alleged that Weese committed inappropriate sexual conduct at a residence in Ligonier back in 2002, when the victim was then 8 years of age.
According to the report, on Aug. 27, the Division of Family and Children contacted the Indiana State Police prompting Hostetler to quickly initiate the investigation.
Weese was taken to the Noble County Jail pending an initial hearing.
Indiana's NewsCenter will continue to update these details as they become available.
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