FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) – A 58-year-old Fort Wayne man was arrested Friday for allegedly molesting a girl beginning when she was 11 years old.
After a joint investigation between the Fort Wayne Police Department and the New Haven Police Department, the Allen County Prosecutor’s Office has formally charged Thomas F. Rodman, Jr. with four counts of child molesting, two counts of sexual misconduct with a minor and two counts of child seduction.
The victim told investigators the abuse began when she was 11 and didn’t end until several years later, according to court records obtained by 21Investigates. She said Rodman threatened to ruin her life if she ever told anyone about what was happening and that he would say she was on drugs to get her kicked out of school activities…