Gary Man Faces Child Molesting Charges Involving 12-Year-Old Neighbor

Gary man faces child molestation charges after allegedly touching neighbor kid

Police responded to a trailer park in Gary Saturday after receiving a report of an elderly man hanging out with two young children.

Gary Man Faces Child Molesting Charges Involving 12-Year-Old Neighbor

William M. Pradelski, 60, of Gary, has been charged in Lake County after investigators allege he inappropriately touched a 12-year-old girl who had been visiting his residence in a Gary mobile home park. According to investigators, the case began on Aug. 1 after a maintenance worker contacted police to report an older man had been spending time with two children for three consecutive days. When officers arrived, they found the children leaving P…