SEYMOUR — Indiana State Police have arrested a Seymour man on a charge of child molesting after a four month investigation.
The investigation by Detective Jason Duncan, Indiana State Police-Versailles, began in May when a female came forward to report she had been molested by Jerry W. Rice, 73, Seymour, on multiple occasions, said Sgt. Stephen Wheeles, Indiana State Police spokesman.
The molestation incidents occurred in the early to mid-nineties when the victim was between 3 and 9 years old. The female reported that the alleged incidents occurred at a home owned by Rice in rural Jackson County.
Through the course of the investigation, Duncan located a second victim of Rice who had not come forward until now. The second victim told investigators that Rice molested her in the mid-1980s in Vallonia.
At the conclusion of the investigation, the Indiana State Police submitted the case to the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office for review.
On Thursday, the Indiana State Police served an arrest warrant on Jerry Rice. He was arrested at his residence in Jackson County without further incident, Wheeles said.
Rice was charged with two counts of child molesting, both Class A felonies, and two counts of child molesting, both Class C felonies, Wheeles said. He was incarcerated at the Jackson County Jail pending his initial court appearance in the Jackson Circuit Court.
