On March 27, 2024, Carols Rivera-Hood was sentenced to an aggregate total of twenty-nine (29) years with 24.5 years to be executed at the Indiana Department of Correction and 4.5 years suspended to probation. Judge Andrew Hopper also found Rivera-Hood to be a sexually violent predator and ordered him to register as a sex offender for life. The sentence comes as a result of Rivera-Hood being convicted of Child Molesting, a Level 4 felony, Performing Sexual Conduct in the Presence of a Minor, a Level 6 felony, and the Habitual Offender Enhancement.
The State's case was presented by Deputy Prosecutor Dan Kopp. The case was investigated by Detective Courtney Ginder of the Anderson Police Department.
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