The Marshall County Prosecutor’s Office announced Tuesday the conviction of 46-year-old Plymouth resident, Aaron Ganshorn.
Ganshorn was convicted of three counts of sex crimes involving a child on January 20, 2026. Ganshorn was charged after an investigation by the Indiana State Police when a child disclosed to teachers at Lincoln Junior High School that he was attempting to have sexual intercourse with her and touching her inappropriately over a period of years. As required by law, teachers made a report to the Indiana Department of Child Services regarding the situation, which later led to law enforcement's involvement.
The case was tried by Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Elizabeth Boehm and Defense Counsel Alexander Hoover before the Honorable Judge Tami Napier in Marshall Superior Court 1. Although anyone charged with a felony offense has a right to a trial by jury, the Defendant, his counsel, and the prosecution waived the right to a jury trial and instead tried the case to the Court via a Bench trial. After hearing evidence and argument from both sides, the Court found the Defendant guilty of Count 8: Sexual Misconduct with a Minor, a Level 5 Felony, Count 10: Attempted Child Molesting, a Level 1 Felony, and Count 11: Attempted Sexual Misconduct with a Minor, a Level 4 Felony. All other counts were either dismissed or found Not Guilty.
Level 5 felonies carry a potential penalty of 1 to 6 years in the Department of Corrections. Level 4 felonies carry a potential penalty of 2 to 12 years in the Department of Correction. Level 1 felonies carry a potential penalty of 20 to 40 years in the Department of Corrections. These convictions will automatically result in Ganshorn registering as a sex or violent offender. Sentencing will take place in Marshall Superior Court 1 at a later date.
The Marshall County Prosecutor's Office would like to thank Detective Ryan Hovarter with the Indiana State Police for his work on the case, as well as the employees at Lincoln Junior High School, the Department of Child Services, the CASIE Center in South Bend, and the Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center, Mishawaka Campus.
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