Bartholomew County Sheriff deputies arrested a Hope man on a preliminary charge of felony child molesting.
Deputies said the investigation has involved an offense involving a juvenile victim. Detective Dane Duke and Deputy Frank Munoz interviewed Clemente Santiago Bautista, 24, Hope, who deputies said confessed to the offense.
Bautista has been booked into the Bartholomew County Jail, deputies said.
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