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Alleged Predator of Sisters Arrested

(La Porte, IN) - A 37 year old La Porte County man is accused of sexually forcing himself on a girl along with her mentally challenged sister.  William Lamb is charged in La Porte Circuit Court with level 1 felony child molesting and two counts of level 3 felony rape.

 

According to court documents, Lamb was living with a family when the alleged acts occurred at a home near Stillwell in 2018.  The victims were 12 and 19 at the time.

 

Police said the investigation shows Lamb slept on a couch but would get up during the middle of the night and go into the bedroom of the sisters.  The older sister reported waking to Lamb performing a sex act on her, court records disclosed.  The family soon relocated to Texas where the allegations were reported to authorities.

 

Initially, La Porte County Police had difficulty investigating the claims because Lamb and some other witnesses had left the area.  Police caught up to Lamb in November of 2020 and during an interview he denied the allegations, according to court documents.  He denied the claims again when questioned by police several months later.

 

Court documents also reveal that one male resident of the home told police he witnessed Lamb “making out” with the girl in her bedroom and heard him say he was waiting for the girl to turn 18 so they could be together.

 

Lamb could face up to a 40 year sentence on the child molesting charge and anywhere from 3 to 16 years on each of the two rape counts.

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