16-Year-Old Boy Found Guilty In The Rape And Murder Of 6-Year-Old Girl
St. Joseph County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Sanford also convicted Anthony Hutchens of child molesting in the March 2021 death of Grace Ross, who was strangled in a wooded area near her home at an apartment complex in New Carlisle, west of South Bend.
The verdict came following a two-day bench trial in which Hutchens was tried as an adult.
His sentencing is scheduled for March 31. The sentencing range for murder is 45-65 years and for child molesting, three to 16 years.
Hutchens was 14 at the time of the girl’s death.
Attorneys representing Hutchens did not speak to reporters after the verdict was read. Jeff Kimmell, Hutchens’ lead public defender, said in his opening and closing remarks that the case should have been tried in juvenile court.
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