YMCA Employee Charged with Child Molesting

Warsaw police say an employee of the Kosciusko Community YMCA faces a charge this morning of molesting a 13-year-old child. And police say they suspect the 25-year-old man of molesting several other children in Kosciusko and possibly other counties. Warsaw police issued a news release yesterday in which they announced that they had arrested the Mentone man Friday. He’s in jail this morning in lieu of a 100-thousand dollar bond. According to the news release, the investigation began when the YMCA contacted Child Protection Services. Police say that their investigation indicates that most of the crimes they are investigating did not happen at the YMCA. But police say it appears that the suspect’s job at the “Y” might put him in contact with alleged victims. Police say their investigation will continue during the coming days and weeks.