GREENFIELD, Ind.–A man who admitted to police that he wanted “experiment with children” has been convicted of molesting several children after a four-day trial in Hancock County. Jericho Johnson worked with both the YMCA and Shining Stars Academy until he was found out last year.
Johnson’s conviction comes after a child at Shining Stars reported him and ten more children subsequently coming forward to say that Johnson had also molested them.
“What started as a case with two victims quickly snowballed into more than 10 victims and families needing assistance and services. A trial of this magnitude required intense teamwork and an extremely coordinated effort with our victims and their families, our partner agencies, and the trial team,” said Chief Deputy Prosecutor Aimee Herring…