Hendricks County, IN — A Hendricks County man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of Level 4 felony child molesting. Douglas Robert Russo was arrested in 2024 and originally faced three counts of child molesting. The charges included one Level 1 felony and two Level 4 felonies. The case was filed in Hendricks Superior Court 4 in November 2024. Russo appeared for his initial hearing several days later, where his bond was set at $40,000 cash and a no contact order was issued. The case continued through the court system for more than a year, with the scheduled jury trial being moved several times. A jury trial was eventually set for July 21, 2026. On July 17, a plea agreement was filed and the jury trial was canceled. Russo pleaded guilty on July 20 to two Level 4 felony counts of child molesting. The court established a factual basis for both counts and scheduled sentencing for August 31. Russo appeared in Hendricks Superior Court on August...
