California Man Found Guilty of Raping 12-Year-Old in Indiana

California Man Found Guilty of Raping Child in Indiana

Bernardo Tapia (Source: Lawrence County Jail) LAWRENCE COUNTY, Ind. — A California man has been found guilty of traveling to Indiana and raping a 12-year-old he met online. According to court records, Bernardo Tapia, a registered sex offender from Santa Clara, California, has been convicted of multiple child sex crimes, including two felony counts each of rape, child molesting, child sexual trafficking, and strangulation. He’s also charged with …

California man convicted of raping Greene County juvenile

GREENE COUNTY, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — A convicted sex offender from California has been found guilty of rape, child molestation, and child sex trafficking in regard to a missing juvenile case out…

California man convicted on multiple sex counts in Greene County abduction

A California man was convicted on nine criminal counts, rape among them, in a trial that concluded Friday in Lawrence County.

California man found guilty of raping 12-year-old in Indiana

LAWRENCE COUNTY, Ind. -- A California man has been found guilty of traveling to southern Indiana and raping a 12-year-old whom he met online. Online court records reveal that Bernardo Tapia has been convicted of a slew of child sex crimes following the conclusion of his jury trial. Those charges include: Suspect traveled from California [...]

Santa Clara Sex Offender Convicted Of Raping 12-Year-Old In Indiana

Bernardo Tapia, a registered sex offender from Santa Clara, was convicted in Indiana of raping a 12-year-old girl he met online.

California Man Convicted in Rape of 12-Year-Old Greene Co. Girl

A California man was convicted in a jury trial this week in Lawrence County Superior Court Two for the rape of a 12-year-old girl from Eastern Greene County in September of 2024. The Greene County Sheriff’s Office says the girl, who had been reported missing, was located at a motel in Lawrence County. Flock camera details were used to confirm the identity of the suspect, 45-year-old Bernardo Tapia of San Jose, California, who was arrested a few …