Bob Kasarda

• Alvin Speakes, 72, was found guilty on four counts of sex crimes involving children in Michigan City.

• The charges include two counts of child molesting and two counts of sexual misconduct with a minor.

• Speakes was charged in March 2021 for acts committed between 2007 and 2014, with sentencing set for Oct. 16.

• He was previously convicted in February for an OWI causing death related to an Aug. 29, 2024 crash.

• LaPorte County Prosecutor Sean Fagan expressed satisfaction with the recent guilty verdicts.

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