Former Muncie Mayor Dennis Tyler, 78, has agreed to plead guilty to one felony count of theft. The plea agreement was signed Tuesday by Tyler, defense attorney James Voyles and Assistant U.S. Attorney Tiffany Preston.
A California man who federal prosecutors said derived sexual pleasure from psychologically torturing children because of his crimes extorting minors in the Indianapolis area was sentenced Friday to 75 years in prison.
Buster Hernandez, 30, of Bakersfield, California, pleaded guilty in federal court last year to 41 counts, including coercion and enticement of a minor, production of child pornography and threats to kill, kidnap and injure, according to court documents. He took what was supposed to be the most pivotal years from my life. He stole them, he tried to destroy me, diminish me, and almost succeeded, one of the young victims said during his sentencing hearing Friday. At the end of the day there are wounds that will never heal and psychological damage and trauma that will haunt me to my grave.