{"id":133453,"date":"2026-08-13T15:18:05","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T19:18:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=133453"},"modified":"2026-10-05T09:29:24","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T13:29:24","slug":"allen-county-prosecutor-stephen-j-bush-found-guilty-of-multiple-felonies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2026\/08\/13\/allen-county-prosecutor-stephen-j-bush-found-guilty-of-multiple-felonies\/","title":{"rendered":"Allen County Prosecutor: Stephen J. Bush found guilty of multiple Felonies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ACProsecutingAttorney-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-131996\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ACProsecutingAttorney-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ACProsecutingAttorney-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ACProsecutingAttorney-420x420.jpg 420w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ACProsecutingAttorney.jpg 447w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A jury has found Stephen Bush guilty of multiple felony sex crimes following a three day jury trial in Allen Superior Court.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Allen County Prosecutor&#8217;s Office news release:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Stephen J. Bush Found Guilty of Multiple Felony Sex Crimes Following Jury Trial<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fort Wayne, Indiana (August 13, 2026) \u2014 A jury has found Stephen Bush guilty of multiple felony sex crimes following a three day jury trial in Allen Superior Court. Bush was originally charged on December 1, 2023.<\/p>\n<p>After deliberating for less than two hours, the jury found Bush guilty of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Count I: Child Molesting, a Level 1 felony<\/li>\n<li>Count II: Child Molesting, a Level 1 felony<\/li>\n<li>Count III: Child Molesting, a Level 1 felony<\/li>\n<li>Count IV: Child Molesting, a Level 1 felony<\/li>\n<li>Count V: Sexual Misconduct with a Minor, a Level 4 felony<\/li>\n<li>Count VI: Sexual Misconduct with a Minor, a Level 5 felony<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A Level 1 felony carries a sentencing range of 20 to 40 years. A Level 4 felony carries a sentencing range of 2 to 12 years, and a Level 5 felony carries a sentencing range of 1 to 6 years.<\/p>\n<p>Sentencing is scheduled for September 9, 2026, before Judge Frances Gull.<\/p>\n<p>Bush was tried in absentia. He was subsequently apprehended on his warrant and was present in court when the jury\u2019s verdicts were read.<\/p>\n<p>The case was tried by Allen County Deputy Prosecutors Tracy Noetzel and Emily Snyder.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/tag\/stephen-j-bush\/\">See other posts related to this case<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/in\/133099.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller filing a complaint at the Allen County Superior Court on May 27, 2010.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='878e8b6c1a97a00b2abd347b8b71463d' data-image-id=\"5353\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/in\/133099.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/in\/thumbs\/thumbs_133099.jpg\" data-title=\"Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller\" data-description=\"Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller filing a complaint at the Allen County Superior Court on May 27, 2010.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"5353\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/in\/thumbs\/thumbs_133099.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/in\/133101.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller and Allen County Clerk of Courts Therese Brown on May 27, 2010.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='878e8b6c1a97a00b2abd347b8b71463d' data-image-id=\"5354\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/in\/133101.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/in\/thumbs\/thumbs_133101.jpg\" data-title=\"Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller and Therese Brown\" data-description=\"Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller and Allen County Clerk of Courts Therese Brown on May 27, 2010.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller and Therese Brown\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller and Therese Brown\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"5354\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/in\/thumbs\/thumbs_133101.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fort-wayne-people\/michael_douglass.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Michael T. 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