Fort Wayne man who failed to appear for child molestation trial arrested, found guilty

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The man who failed to appear for his trial on multiple child molestation charges has been found guilty.

41-year-old Stephen Bush was found guilty by a jury on Thursday of six separate felony charges, four of which are Level 1 felonies of Child Molesting, and a Level 4 and a Level 5 felony of Sexual Misconduct with a Minor.

These charges originated from when a child told a detective in December of 2023 that she was being sexually abused by Bush, according to court documents. His history of abuse dates as far back as 2014…

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