Overview
- Deputies arrested Kevin Dominguez, 26, of Sacramento, after he allegedly traveled to the Fort Wayne area to meet a 12-year-old he had contacted online.
- Investigators say he communicated with the child for several months and was staying at a local hotel when he was identified by authorities.
- The case began Oct. 24 when the sheriff's office was alerted to an unknown adult inside a home where children were present.
- Dominguez is held at the Grant County Jail on a $500,000 cash-only bond on preliminary counts including three child molesting charges, two child exploitation charges, strangulation, and battery.
- The investigation remains active with Grant and Delaware County officials, and local reporting indicates the Level 3 counts could carry up to 48 years if convictions occur as the sheriff urged vigilant monitoring of children's online activity.