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  Hendricks County, IN — Ryan McLaughlin has been sentenced to 184½ years in the Indiana Department of Correction after being found guilty by a Hendricks County jury of repeatedly molesting a five year old child. McLaughlin was arrested on April 11, 2024 , after a probable cause finding resulted in an arrest warrant being issued. The case went to trial in August 2026, with the jury trial beginning on August 10 and continuing through August 12. On August 12, 2026 , the jury found McLaughlin guilty of three Level 1 felony counts of Child Molesting, a Level 4 felony count of Child Molesting, a Level 6 felony count of Dissemination of Matter Harmful to Minors and a Level 6 felony count of Failure to Register as a Sex or Violent Offender. The jury also found McLaughlin to be a Repeat Sex Offender and Habitual Offender . Following the verdicts, he was remanded to the custody of the Hendricks County Sheriff with no bond while awaiting sentencing. Evidence presented during the tri...

 A former wrestling coach and substitute teacher, Quinton Lee Harris , has been sentenced for engaging in an inappropriate sexual relationship with a 17-year-old student while working at Cascade High School in Clayton, Indiana in 2022. Harris, 29, was arrested on Aug. 12, 2024, at a home in Plainfield , and has now received a sentence of 3 years of home detention followed by 3 years of probation . He must also register as a sex offender for 10 years and is no longer permitted to work as a coach. According to investigators, Harris admitted to exchanging sexual messages and meeting with the student multiple times while knowing she was underage. The misconduct came to light after the student reported the incidents to authorities. After leaving Cascade, Harris later worked as a wrestling coach at Ben Davis High School , up until his arrest in 2024. Prosecutors had requested a harsher sentence, including jail time, citing aggravating factors. The court ultimately imposed home det...