Warsaw man accused of inappropriate relations with a child

Friday, March 15, 2024 at 2:30 AM

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A Warsaw man was arrested for having an alleged sexual relationship with a child.
According to the probable cause affidavit, Raymond Barr, 33, was charged with child seduction, a Level 5 felony; as well as contributing to the delinquency of a minor, a Class A misdemeanor.

It was reported that on February 27 the Department of Child Services had contacted the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office about Barr allegedly sexual abusing a minor. Reports state that the minor had completed a forensic interview two days later at the Elkhart County CAPS Center and claimed that they had recently grew close to Barr. The minor reported that Barr touched them inappropriately and the sexual tension escalated.

On March 8, a Kosciusko County Sheriff's Office detective spoke with Barr. It was reported that intially Barr had denied a sexual relationship with the minor, but claimed that the two had just held hands a couple times and that the minor had kissed Barr twice. Barr did admit that the two had discussed running away together, and that he loved the child.

According to court documents, it was also discovered that Barr gave the child a wedding band, and that the child had wore it on a necklace to symbolize their relationship.
Barr would also later admit to inappropriate relations with the minor, confessing that the two had first had sex in December 2023. Barr estimated they had sex four or five times.

Barr was booked into the Kosciusko County Jail with a $10,250 preliminary bond.