Coach charged with sexual misconduct

GREENCASTLE, Ind. (WTHI) - Criminal investigation detectives from the Putnamville Post have submitted charges against a Putnam County woman alleging sexual misconduct with a 14 year old female friend.

Elizabeth Anne Rossok, age 20, 4295 West US 40, Apt. C, Greencastle, IN surrendered herself to the Putnam County judicial system on Friday, November 12, preliminarily charged with one count of Sexual Misconduct with a Minor, Class D felony and one count of Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor, Class A misdemeanor. Rossok later bonded out on 10% of the $20,000 bond.

Indiana State Police Detective Deanna Jones began an investigation on September 24, 2010, at the request of the Department of Child Services in Putnam County, into allegations that Elizabeth Anne Rossok had sexual contact on multiple occasions with a 14 year old female friend.

The sexual contact allegedly occurred at Rossok’s home over a nearly one year period, beginning in August of 2009 and lasting until the initiation of this investigation. The victim is now 15 years of age.

During the investigation, additional allegations surfaced accusing Ms. Rossok of providing pornographic material and alcoholic beverages to the 14 year old victim during the same period as the sexual contact.

Ms. Rossok was the softball coach on a local league the minor female was a member of and Rossok also served as a substitute teacher for the South Putnam High School, where the victim attended.

Assisting Detective Jones was the Putnam County Prosecutor’s Office and the Putnam County Department of Child Services.