A sentencing hearing for a Knox man convicted of child molesting is postponed to Thursday, Feb. 8 at 11 a.m. in Starke Circuit Court.
On Jan. 11, a 12-member jury convicted 37-year-old Jerry Leonard of two counts of child molesting as a Class A Felony and two counts of performing a sexual act in front of a child as a Class D Felony. The jury deliberated for about one hour before returning guilty verdicts.
The charges are in a different classification of felonies as they occurred prior to the change in the Indiana code in July of 2014.
Class A Felonies carry the potential penalty of 20 to 50 years of incarceration and the Class D Felonies carry a potential penalty of six months to three years of incarceration.
Leonard is in the custody of the Starke County Sheriff’s Office as he awaits sentencing.
