Jasper man arrested on molestation charges

In October of 2020, Master Trooper Jarrod Lents initiated an investigation into allegations of improper sexual contact between an adult male and a female under the age of 14. 

During the nearly year-long investigation, probable cause was developed that Mauricio Bolanos, 20, of Jasper, had sexual relations in early 2020 with a female under the age of 14. Bolanos was over the age of 18 at the time of the interactions. 

On September 10, 2021, a warrant was issued from the Dubois Circuit Court, charging Mauricio Bolanos with preliminary counts of level 3 felony child molesting and level 5 felony sexual misconduct with a minor.

On September 13, 2021, Troopers Lents and Villanueva located Bolanos at his residence in Jasper. 

He was arrested without incident and transported to the Dubois County Security Center.