In October of 2020, Master Trooper Jarrod Lents initiated an investigation into allegations of improper sexual contact between an adult male and a female under the age of 14. During the nearly year long investigation, probable cause was developed that Mauricio Bolanos, age 20 of Jasper, had sexual relations in early 2020 with a female under the age of 14. Bolanos was over the age of 18 at the time of the interactions.
On September 10th, 2021, a warrant was issued from the Dubois Circuit Court, charging Mauricio Bolanos with:
Child Molesting – level 3 felony
Sexual Misconduct with a Minor- level 5 felony
On September 13th, 2021, Troopers Lents and Villanueva located Bolanos at his residence in Jasper. He was arrested without incident and transported to the Dubois County Jail.
All suspects are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.
