45-year-old Lafayette man suspected of child molesting

Ron Wilkins, Lafayette Journal & Courier
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Lafayette police
Lafayette police

LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A Lafayette student told a school official around noon Tuesday that she was being molested, and the suspect was arrested within hours, according to police.

Police arrested Gelacio Gonzales Chavez, 45, of the 1900 block of Vinton Street in Lafayette, on suspicion of Level 1 child molesting.

He was arrested about 4 p.m. Tuesday and jailed about 6:30 p.m., according to jail book-in records.

He remains incarcerated on Wednesday afternoon, according to online jail records.

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