A 73-year old Michigan City child molester arguing he’s a changed man who shouldn’t have to die in prison has lost his appeal.

 

David Allen was given a 55-year prison sentence in April for engaging in deviate sexual conduct and fondling on two girls, including one who was 7 when first violated by him.

 

Nine other counts for molesting four girls and one boy from 2000 to 2016 were dismissed in exchange for the plea.

 

 

In his appeal, Allen said a “virtual life sentence” was excessive based on the “light nature of the offense” for a changed man extremely vulnerable in a prison setting.

The Indiana Court of Appeals ruled the sentence despite his “uncontrollable deviancy” was seven-years below the maximum and even a minimum 20-year sentence would likely mean Allen never getting out.

 

The judges also disputed his argument that he was not among the “worst of the worst.” “Allen does not seem to understand or appreciate the incalculable misery that he has caused his victims,” the judges stated in their ruling.

 

According to court documents, police were contacted when one of the victims following a seminar about inappropriate touching at school told her mother.

Later coming forward were other victims, including one who reported Allen made her watch as he molested a boy with autism.

 

According to court records, Allen once the allegations surfaced tried suicide by ingesting morphine and oxycodone then at the hospital repeatedly stated he wanted to die.