Rodney J. McGuire v. State of Indiana

On Petition to Transfer from the Indiana Court of Appeals, No. 09A02-1605-CR-1148

Rodney McGuire and his girlfriend had a long-term relationship which ended around 2013. In 2015, the girlfriend’s son, B.P., reported that McGuire had molested him repeatedly over the course of several years, beginning when B.P. was eight or nine years old. The State charged McGuire with six counts of Class A felony child molesting. In exchange for dismissal of five counts, McGuire pleaded guilty to one count of Class A felony child molesting. During the plea hearing and at sentencing, the State, defense counsel,…