Nicholas Deon Thrash, 34, of Marion, was found guilty of molesting a 10-year-old girl multiple times, which led to her becoming pregnant.
Thrash was sentenced to 160 years in jail with a minimum service of 132 years, FOX59 Indianapolis reported, citing the Grant County prosecutor.
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The 34-year-old was found guilty of 10 counts of child molestation during his trial in August, the station reported. The victim, not named, testified Thrash had molested her at least 15 times.
The girl’s grandmother told Indiana news station WISH-TV back in May 2017, when Nicholas Deon Thrash was charged, that he was someone they thought the family could
The girl’s mother also faces charges relating to the case, including neglect, aiding in child molesting and assisting a criminal, Marion-based newspaper the Chronicle-Tribune reported.
The mother reportedly discovered the pregnancy as the victim was trying on dresses for a school dance, then instructed her to say a classmate impregnated her.
Prosecutors told FOX59 that the girl, after turning 11, gave birth to a boy in September of 2017.
As of Thursday, Nicholas Deon Thrash remained in the Grant County Jail.
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