Rural Avilla Man Arrested

KPCN – A 58 year old Avilla, Indiana man was arrested Wednesday on charges of pedophilia, statutory rape, sodomy, child pornography and for being a common nuisance.

At approximately 9:12 pm on Wednesday, police forces their way into the home of James Neal Bauman, Jr. On County Rd 7, rural Avilla with an arrest warrant in their hands.

After a year long investigation into Mr. Bauman, police from Avilla, Garrett, DeKalb County, Indiana State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation finally collected enough hard evidence to request an arrest warrant from the courts.

Evidence indicates that Mr. Bauman has committed lewd, perverted sexual acts with numerous minor females and a few minor males. These acts include consensual acts of sex, forced rape by coercion, sodomy, as well as numerous acts of oral sex and perverted sex acts.

If prosecuted, Mr. Bauman stands the chance of spending the rest of his life in prison without parole. Please bear in mind that Mr. Bauman is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.