IU's Kiante Enis charged

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http://www.freep.com/story/news/crime/2016/09/22/randolph-county-athlet…

 

WINCHESTER, Ind. -- An Indiana University athlete from Randolph County was arrested Thursday, charged with two counts of child molesting.

On Wednesday, Randolph County sheriff's deputies received a report of a "possible relationship" between Kiante Christopher Enis, 19, of the 200 block of East Main Street in Saratoga, and "a child 13 years or younger."

According to a press release issued by the sheriff's department, Enis was interviewed by investigators and "admitted to a consensual sexual encounter that occurred on at least two occasions in Randolph County."

Enis was arrested and booked into the Randolph County jail, where he was being held under a $20,000 bond.

Child molesting is a Level 3 felony carrying up to 16 years in prison. Sheriff Ken Hendrickson confirmed to The Star Press the man under arrest is the well-known local athlete who starred in multiple sports at Winchester Community High School.

Enis received an athletic scholarship to play football at Indiana University, where he is listed on the football roster. Enis has yet to appear in a game for the Hoosiers. He did not appear to be on the field for warmups ahead of IU's Sept. 10 game against Ball State, and IU coach Kevin Wilson said Tuesday that Enis had been dealing with a concussion.

Enis was a finalist for the IndyStar Mr. Football award, and was the Mr. Football position award winner as the state’s best running back. He finished fifth overall in Mr. Football voting.

As a senior at Winchester, Enis rushed for 2,393 yards and 35 touchdowns, leading the Falcons to a 10-3 record and its first sectional championship. He also caught four TD passes and returned a punt, kickoff and interception each for a score.

Enis originally verbally committed to attend the University of Michigan on a football scholarship, but later de-committed to stay closer to home, and he signed with IU.

Last spring, Enis qualified for the state finals in track and field, and finished fourth in the state in the 100-meter dash. He ran in 10.818 seconds.

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Erik_in_Dayton

September 22nd, 2016 at 2:32 PM ^

...how you want to define mental illness.  This act shows terrible judgment, but does terrible judgment inherently involve mental illness? We could debate that forever.

I don't think the attraction itself is an illness as such.  People have all sorts of impulses to do destructive things that they don't act on.      

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Oregon Trail

September 22nd, 2016 at 2:49 PM ^

MGoLawyer here.

The legal standard according to the Model Penal Code is that a defendant is not liable for their criminal conduct if, at the time he or she committed the crime, the individual suffered from a mental disease or defect that resulted in the individual lacking the substantial capacity to appreciate the wrongfulness of his or her actions or to conform his or her actions to requirements under the law.

So, there are a couple prongs here. You can have a mental illness such that you have no ability to appreciate that your actions were wrong. You can also have someone who knows their actions are wrong but, because of the mental illness, literally cannot stop themselves. In any event, it's actually a very tight standard. Criminal defendants never take the stand in their own defense, so imagine trying to prove that your client fits the standard for insanity. (As always, nothing on MGoBlog is ever legal advice.)

This isn't necessarily the law in Indiana but it's probably somewhat close. Different states developed their own takes on it. 

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Hab

September 22nd, 2016 at 4:07 PM ^

Cornell has an infrequently updated free access alternative to Westlaw and Lexis. 

But really, citing the Model Penal Code instead of the actual statute?  That's MGoLawStudent, MGoPreppingForTheBar, or MGoClerk level stuff there.

Here's the actual statute.  IC § 35-42-4-3 Official Cites Boys and Girls

Check out IC § 35-36-2-5 for your discussion about guilty but mentally ill.

/lawclerk'd

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ST3

September 22nd, 2016 at 4:22 PM ^

My younger brother and I used to play backyard football when we were kids. Every now and then, I'd mix things up and instead of playing Michigan (me) versus Ohio State (him) I'd make us play Yale (me) versus Brown (him.) I chose Brown for him because that is the color of poo. Made perfect sense at the time. Hey, I was 9 years old.

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Oregon Wolverine

September 22nd, 2016 at 3:31 PM ^

Is something which is not terribly well understood in the public at large.  There is a variety of emerging literature which is guiding those who practice in fields dealing with this issue in its various nefarious forms which tell us, among other things:

1. non-normative interests are much more common than our society is willing to admit;

2. sexuality has a high degree of placticity (goal posts are movable) depending on environmental factors;

3. sexual deviant interests and behavior are, for non-predatory offenders (best hallmark for predatory is stranger-on-stranger, abductions, or use of violence besides the act itself) very treatable in the community w/very low recidivism, lower than most other offenses; 

4. demonizing deviancy creates barriers to treatment, increasing community risk;

5. a high percentage of offenders were untreated victims themselves;

6. it is normative for an adult to be sexually attracted to persons w/secondary sexual characteristics (including pretty young teens, I know this sounds disgusting), acting on it is not normative.  Building barriers to action (safety plan) as well as empathy can be very effective, along w/ongoing maintence therapy.

The "lock 'em up" mentality makes us feel good, but the money, for most, would be better spent on treatment, which is also very cost-effective.  The issues related to these awful offense are complicated, so is treatment for the very real pain and suffering, fully undeserved, of the victims.  

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Hab

September 22nd, 2016 at 4:49 PM ^

So... you're saying that I wasn't born this way? 

Your use of the term deviance is a micro-agression and I will not tolerate it.  Someone update the DSM-5 to approve of my behavior since no one can come up with a non-lock-them-up solution.  Already been done you say?  Do it again then.  Keep the goalposts moving.

Agreed.  Treat, don't confine. 

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FauxMo

September 22nd, 2016 at 5:02 PM ^

Yeah, but again, I still know it needs to be done sometimes. My point is: The fact that I would not want to literally pull the switch/swing the axe/insert the needle is not, in my mind, an air-tight argument against the death penalty. There are lots of things we'd rather not do personally (or have never done) that we still know need to be done. 

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SoDak Blues

September 22nd, 2016 at 2:33 PM ^

I dont know man. Someone (i.e. Dahmer) who is in to murder, necrophilia, injecting things into people's brains, cannibalism, etc.. probably deserves whatever they get in prison. Same goes for Sandusky. I am not saying that is the case for Enis, but these sick fucks have caused infinite emotional, physical and mental pain to other humans, their families, and loved ones. I would say they are the barbarians. Getting the shit kicked out of them (or worse) in the slammer is probably fair. 

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Farnn

September 22nd, 2016 at 3:15 PM ^

Oh, so because they are sick fucks, we should act like sick fucks when we punish them too right? Do we have the right to chop off Dahmer's toes and add them to Tuesday's meat loaf? And what is the level of crime that justifies unwanted sodomy as a punishment?

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DrMantisToboggan

September 22nd, 2016 at 2:58 PM ^

Uh I definitely do not talk about child molestation with the goal of virtue signaling. I'm just engaging in the discussion here. I honestly believe there are individuals who have killed who deserve less punishment than child molesters.

Just a discussion on the board, man. No different in motive than disagreeing about how much we will beat PSU by.



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September 22nd, 2016 at 3:24 PM ^

I mean... In reflection, I can admit that I'm one of those louder voices. I do it not to act tough, but because it makes me angry enough to make a hyperbolic post. Usually I'm pretty measured, but for some reason child abuse removes my inner monologue to the point that I profess exactly what terrible things I wish would happen to the offending party. And they're all true. I really do wish those things.

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