Rushville pastor faces new child molestation charge
RUSHVILLE, Ind. (WISH) — A Rushville pastor last month arrested and charged with child molestation on Friday faced additional criminal charges.
Rush County Prosecutor Phil Caviness said he filed a motion Friday to amend the charging information. He filed two more charges — child molestation and child solicitation — after another victim who is 6 years old came forward.
The pastor, Garry Evans, 72, now faces a total of 14 charges, the prosecutor said. One alleged victim was a 3-year-old. He had previously been accused of molesting three girls ages 3 to 7.
On Friday morning, a Rush County judge also ordered the pastor to be put on a GPS device to keep track of his whereabouts, the prosecutor said.
The investigation began Sept. 4. Rushville police say the 3-year-old victim told her mom that Evans touched her inappropriately at the Rushville Baptist Temple Church on Spencer Street. Since then more victims have come forward.
