TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV)— A Vigo County man has been arrested in relation to sexually abusing a minor after the June 25 storm.
According to court documents, 37-year-old Andrew Keller has been arrested and charged with a level 1 felony of child molesting, a level 4 felony of child molesting, and providing obscene matter to a minor which is a level 6 felony.
Court documents state that a 13-year-old female at Susie’s Place Advocacy Center was interviewed about an incident that happened in the aftermath of the severe storm on June 25. The documents say prior to this that the victim had clarified her age to Keller and that he had made inappropriate comments to her as well as touched her inappropriately while children were in the other room. The probable cause affidavit states that during the attack Keller also showed sexually suggestive images to the victim.
The documents go on to state that later on Keller had been babysitting her and other children due to him maintaining power that was out from damages incurred during the storm. Keller had lured the victim to a room by using the phone of her younger sibling to impersonate him. Once there Keller sexually attacked the victim while her sibling was asleep in the room and threatened to hurt him if she told anyone, stating “he can’t lose his kids”.
The documents state Keller was interviewed by authorities on August 21 and denied knowing the victim. Once he admitted to knowing the victim and was informed of the nature of the case Keller called for a lawyer. Keller is currently incarcerated in the Vigo County Jail.
