Friday, April 3, 2026 - An Indiana teen was found guilty of r@ping a non-verbal neurodivergent child.
16-year-old Landon Doty was found guilty after a two-day
jury trial that concluded Wednesday, April 1.
The suspect was charged as an adult on June 12, 2025, after
school bus surveillance video reportedly captured several instances of Doty
allegedly assaulting the child over a period of several weeks when the suspect
was 15 years of age.
Officials first became aware of Doty’s alleged actions on
April 17, 2025, after a bus monitor reported seeing Doty push the child from
his lap. The monitor then alerted the bus driver, and the students were
separated. The incident was reported to Jennings County Schools.
Doty reportedly stated that he did not s£xually touch the
other child but claimed he used “calming techniques,” with his attorney arguing
that neither the bus driver nor the monitor ever observed any s£xual
acts.
A June 9, 2025, filing, submitted after Doty was waived to
adult court, stated that the teen was “beyond rehabilitation under the juvenile
justice system” and that “it is in the best interest of the safety and welfare
of the community” for him to stand trial as an adult, the outlet
reported.
An officer also testified that Doty’s case “is the worst he
has ever seen during his 39-year career as a juvenile probation officer,”
according to the report.
Doty was found guilty on the following charges: R@pe, Child
molesting, S£xual battery, Criminal confinement of a victim under four years of
age, Public indecency.
A sentencing date has not yet been scheduled as of Thursday
morning.
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