Police Mugshot Gary Krackenberger

Man faces new child abuse charges

Updated: Wednesday, 05 Sep 2012, 6:54 PM EDT
Published : Wednesday, 05 Sep 2012, 5:18 PM EDT

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTHI) - A Terre Haute man is arrested on child abuse allegations, with one allegation dating back as far as 2009.

In July, police arrested Gary Krackenberger on allegations he inappropriately touched a 12-year-old girl during a church event.

Since then, two more girls have come forward, reporting that Krackenberger touched them as well.

One girl told investigators that Krackenberger tickled sensitive parts of her body during a family event in March 2012, when she was 10 years old.

Another girl said Krackenberger touched her inappropriately some time between 2009 and 2011, during a time when the child and Krackenberger were in the same home. The alleged victim would have been nine or ten years old at the time.

With a warrant based on the two new allegations, police arrested Krackenberger Tuesday.

Krackenberger now faces two new felony charges of child molestation and is being held on $25,000 bond on each charge.

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