Indiana Woman Guilty of Molestation - Update

(Valparaiso, Indiana)

A Northwest Indiana woman accused of photographing herself molesting a 3-year-old for her boyfriend pleaded guilty Friday to two of the 13 felony charges against her.

Tara Tryon, 23, of Wanatah, Ind., will serve 10 years for Class B felony child molesting and eight years for Class C felony child exploitation if Indiana’s Porter Superior Judge William Alexa accepts her plea at a July 12 sentencing hearing.

“We thought the evidence was pretty strong, and she decided to accept the plea,” defense attorney Bob Harper said.

Tryon will serve the sentences at the same time, but neither sentence includes probation time.

As part of her plea, the state would drop four Class B felony child molesting charges, a Class C felony child molesting charge and six Class C felony child exploitation charges.

Tryon remains on bail until sentencing.

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Indiana Babysitter Accused of Molestation
[Previous 10/29/11 post]
(Valparaiso, Indiana) A 21-year-old babysitter, Tara Tryon, has been accused of molesting a three-year-old boy she was caring for.

Tryon faces 13 felony counts of child molestation and exploitation.

According to the probable cause affidavit filed by Det. Sgt. Rick Strong of the Indiana State Police, on Monday, Oct. 24, the ISP was notified by the LaPorte County Sheriff’s Police of an anonymous caller who reported receiving, via e-mail, photos and video “of a woman engaging in the sexual molestation of a young male child.”

The caller identified the woman in the photos as Tryon, stated that she believed Tryon to be residing in Valparaiso, and added that she reported the matter to the Department of Social Services’ hotline, Strong stated in his affidavit.

When asked about the content of the photos, the caller indicated that she had viewed only a few but that they clearly showed intimate sexual contact between Tryon and a boy apparently younger than 5, Strong stated.

Tryon was booked into custody at the Porter County Jail without bond.