Convicted Child Molester Arrested On New Charges
Staff Report
MILFORD — A convicted child molester has been arrested on new molesting charges.
Andrew Steven Finch, 37, 3793 N. SR 15 No. 1, Warsaw, is charged with three counts of child molesting, all level 1 felonies; and child molesting, a level 4 felony.
On Aug. 25, a Milford Police officer responded to a child molestation report. The officer spoke with a woman who said a child was molested twice by Finch.
According to court documents, the woman said Finch babysat her children and was around her home since June to hang out. The woman said she was unaware Finch was a registered sex offender.
On Aug. 26, the child was interviewed at the Safe Harbor Child Advocacy Center. During this interview, the child described what occurred and said the molestations occurred multiple times.
Finch was previously convicted of child molesting in Kosciusko County after charges were filed in January 2017. Through this conviction, Finch is a registered sex offender and was on parole at the time of the August incident. In April 2018, Finch was sentenced on two counts of child molesting and one count of possession of child pornography. He received a 12-year prison sentence, with over one year of jail time credit. Finch was later placed on probation in July 2020.
Documents have been filed by the Kosciusko County Prosecutor’s Office regarding the state’s intent to seek a repeat sexual offender enhancement against Finch.
For the August case, Finch was booked in the Kosciusko County Jail on Nov. 28, with an $101,000 surety and cash bond. As part of his bond conditions, Finch cannot be alone with anyone under the age of 18 and cannot leave Indiana.