NOBLESVILLE — A decide on Wednesday sentenced suspended Indianapolis priest David Marcotte to a yr on house detention underneath a plea settlement that ends his trial on allegations he sexually abused a teenage boy six years in the past.
Throughout a listening to in Hamilton Superior Court docket, Decide Jonathan M. Brown addressed the teary-eyed mother and father of the sufferer as he accepted a plea settlement they each begged him to reject.
“Your son deserves some closure so he can put this behind him,” Brown stated, addressing the younger man’s mom and father sitting within the gallery of his court docket room. “The very last thing your son needs is for him to be discovered not responsible then stroll.”
The sufferer, now 20, lives in one other state and is attending school. In a letter to the court docket, the younger man referred to as Marcotte “the bald-headed pedophile creep within the defendant’s chair.”
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“I noticed you baptizing infants, marrying younger {couples}, giving communion to each mouth within the church,” the sufferer stated within the letter. “But the entire time, you simply needed to see me, if not different boys, with out garments on.”
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Marcotte pleaded responsible final month to at least one depend of dissemination of matter dangerous to minors and admitted he shared lewd photos with a boy who was 14 or 15 on the time. Prosecutors, in flip, agreed to dismiss baby solicitation and vicarious sexual gratification fees.
Decide Brown handed Marcotte, 35, the utmost punishment allowed underneath the settlement. After he serves the yr of house detention, Marcotte should serve one other 18-months on probation. The decide additionally suspended a 2-and-a-half-year jail sentence.
The deal means Marcotte avoids jail and would not need to register as a intercourse offender.
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Standing on the defendant’s desk, Marcotte apologized to the younger man and his household in court docket and promised to show daily by his actions that he was really sorry for what he is performed.
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“it’s my intent to point out this court docket that I imply what I say,” Marcotte stated because the sufferer’s mother and father appeared on in silence.
“This complete authorized expertise has been all of the disillusionment a baby (and) younger man might ever ask for,” the sufferer stated in his letter. “Reliving this expertise by way of the lens of Indiana and Hamilton County regulation has been salt to an unstitched wound.”
Marcotte labored at St. Malachy Church and Faculty in Brownsburg when he allegedly despatched inappropriate photos and engaged in sexual conduct with the boy through social media and video chat apps.
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Marcotte, ordained in 2014, was suspended on Feb. 12, 2019, simply six days after the Archdiocese of Indianapolis stated it had realized of the allegations.
A spokesman for the archdiocese stated Wednesday that Marcotte stays suspended from the ministry. The archdiocese spokesman declined to say whether or not Marcotte would have a possibility to be reinstated to the priesthood.
Marcotte additionally served at St. Martin of Excursions Parish in Martinsville; the College of Indianapolis; Roncalli Excessive Faculty in Indianapolis; and at SS Francis and Clare Parish in Greenwood.
The sufferer in his letter advised the court docket he is haunted by the abuse he suffered. He stated he is working by way of all of it and at the moment stated he’s gifted, thick-skinned and powerful.
“Molesting me was the worst mistake you’ve ever made,” the younger man stated. “If there even is a God, he deserted you a very long time in the past.”
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Extra: Decide rejects plea deal for suspended Indianapolis priest in minor intercourse abuse case |Suspended Indianapolis priest avoids jail and pleads responsible in teen intercourse abuse case
Contact WRTV reporter Vic Ryckaert at victor.ryckaert@wrtv.com or on Twitter: @vicryc.
On Thursday morning, ahead of the team’s Week 12 matchup with the Detroit Lions, the Indianapolis Colts announced a pair of practice squad moves.
The Colts will be bringing back a familiar face in offensive lineman Mark Glowinski and released cornerback Tre Flowers as the corresponding move in order to make room for this addition.
Glowinski is an experienced player, appearing in 124 career games, which includes 96 starts. He was with the Colts specifically from 2017-2021, along with also playing in Seattle from 2015-2017 and most recently with the New York Giants in 2022-2023.
Of Glowinski’s 124 NFL games, 59 came with the Indianapolis Colts.
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Glowinski has spent most of his NFL career playing right guard, but did spend some time at left guard with the Giants last season.
Most recently, he would go on to play 520 offensive snaps during the 2023 season, allowing six sacks and 17 pressures, although he graded out decently well as a run-blocker, according to PFF’s metrics.
The Colts are stockpiling offensive linemen on the practice squad, with Glowinski now the fifth member of that position group.
As of Thursday morning, left tackle Bernhard Raimann was on the Wednesday injury report as a non-participant as he still deals with a knee injury and right tackle Braden Smith was listed as a limited participant with a foot injury.
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A charity of billionaire Jeff Bezos and his fiancée, Lauren Sánchez, have given a $2.5 million grant to an Indianapolis-based nonprofit health care provider that helps communities that are underserved and people who are homeless.
HealthNet Inc. announced the grant Wednesday in a news release. Kay Wiles, director of HealthNet’s Homeless Initiative Program, said in a statement that the money will help the nonprofit “refashion services for families, reducing the time they experience homelessness” in Indianapolis.
A news release from HealthNet said, “Specifically, HealthNet plans to use its funds to implement a ‘no wrong door’ approach for families experiencing homelessness. With an entry point team versed in housing problem-solving and the array of resources available to help families rapidly exit homelessness, HealthNet will increase family housing stability planning, streamlined connections to housing solutions, and creative collaboration among family shelter providers. These funds will have permanent impact.”
HealthNet has at least eight health centers in Indianapolis, and a location in Bloomington.
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The release also cited a 2024 report that says 34 affordable housing units are available for every 100 low-income households in Indiana, and 76% of Hoosiers spend more than half their income on housing.
Bezos, the founder of Amazon, for seven years has given grants to organizations working with families that are homeless. Experts on family homelessness helped chose recipients of grants from Bezos; Day 1 Families Fund. Bezos and Sánchez have been in a relationship for five years, getting engaged in May 2023. Sánchez said Wednesday morning in a media interview she’s in the midst of wedding planning.
INDIANAPOLIS — The snow-free streak in Indianapolis will come to an end Thursday.
Can you remember the last time we had measurable snow? It was on February 16, 2024. This was 278 days ago. Many may remember this was the start of the NBA All-Star Game weekend in Indy.
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It snowed 3.9″ that day, which was nearly half of last winter’s snow total. We had just 8.2″ of snow for the season of December 2023 plus January and February 2024.
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A normal winter would see about 21.2″ of snow. Winter 2024 tied as the 23rd least snowy winter in Indianapolis history.
Just trace amounts of snow fell in March and April 2024.
Snow is likely on Thursday. It’s been a while since Indy has seen snow, so here are a few reminders, specifically relating to your car.
Remember to add an emergency kit to your car with items like:
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A flashlight
A blanket
Warm clothes
Food
Water
Jumper cables
Scraper
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Jamie Freeman, the service manager at York Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram of Plainfield, says this is also a good time to ensure your car is ready for winter.
“Make sure your wipers are working; make sure there’s no streaking,” he recommends. “Make sure that the car’s getting hot, your heat’s working.”
Freeman also suggested checking your car batteries, coolant, and tires before you hit the road.
Continue to check back for forecast updates, especially relating to snow totals, for Thursday.
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