IN - Rodger Plunkett, 46, Firefighter, *child molestation charges*, Terre Haute, 4 Sept 2019

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Rodger Plunkett, 46, of Paris, Illinois, will appear in Vigo Superior Court 1 next week for an initial hearing. Judge John Roach on Thursday found probable cause to hold Plunkett on the Level 1 and Level 4 felony charges.

Roach set bond at $100,000, no 10 percent allowed. Plunkett is to appear in court Wednesday.

Plunkett performed sex acts with two minor children when they were age 7 and younger, according to a probable cause affidavit. Those children are now adults.

The victims did not report the abuse until recently, after one of them had a mental health evaluation.

Another adult woman told investigators Plunkett has been sending child to her cell phone for months, and that she found child on hard drives he had used. The woman said Plunkett has also asked her to include children in their sex life, police said in the affidavit.

Terre Haute Fire Department Chief Jeff Fisher on Thursday issued a news release saying the department was “deeply unsettled by the recent arrest and allegations made against Rodger Plunkett.
Terre Haute firefighter faces child molestation charges

 

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*Feb 13, 2020 update:
Rodger L. Plunkett II, 47, was found Thursday morning at his home at 6926 Old Paris Road, West Terre Haute.

Sheriff John Plasse said police were notified at 7:21 a.m. that Plunkett had sent a text message to a person saying he was going to hang himself. Plasse said the death is being investigated to rule out foul play.

Plunkett, firefighter charged with molestation, dies

A suspended Terre Haute firefighter charged with child molestation has died, and the criminal case against him in Vigo Superior Court 1 has been dismissed.

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