A July 5th jury trial for a Florida man charged with the alleged assault of a child under the age of 13 has been pushed back a month in Wabash County Circuit Court. 40 year old Thomas Rosche of Bradenton, Florida, formerly of Mt. Carmel, was arrested April 20th by the Sarasota, Florida Sheriff’s office on a Wabash County warrant for two counts of predatory criminal sexual assault on a child less than 13 years old.
During an appearance yesterday in Wabash County Circuit Court, defense attorney’s Rhonda Blades’ motion to delay the trial was granted. The new trial date is August 1st. The warrant was the result of a Mt. Carmel Police Department investigation into the alleged sexual abuse of two victims under the age of 13.
Rosche’s arrest was the second in this investigation with 32-year-old Lona McKee of Robinson being arrested in December of 2021 for Predatory Criminal Sexual Assault less than 13 years of age and Permitting the Sexual Abuse of a Child. Yesterday, McKee’s August 1st trial date was vacated with a pretrial date now set for July 11th. She remains free on a recognizance bond while Rosche remains lodged in the Wabash County Jail on a $20,000 cash bond.
