(Hanover, IN) – Detectives with the Indiana State Police-Versailles and Sellersburg posts arrested a Clark County man on a felony rape charge following an incident that occurred on the campus of Hanover College in the fall of 2023.
In September 2023, the ISP-Versailles Post was contacted to investigate an alleged sexual assault that occurred on the campus.
Troopers say the investigation indicated that in the early morning hours of September 17, 2023, a student at the college, 22-year-old Jackson Kruer of Clarksville, and an adult female student left an on-campus party together.
Both students walked to the female’s dorm room where she was allegedly sexually assaulted by Kruer.
ISP says Kruer then left the dorm and returned to his on-campus residence.
The female victim immediately reported the assault to campus security.
State Police detectives were soon contacted to investigate the incident.
At the conclusion of the investigation, the case was presented to the Jefferson County Prosecutor’s Office for review. As a result, a warrant was issued for Kruer, who was charged with Rape (Level 3 felony).
Kruer was arrested Tuesday in Clark County and transported to the Jefferson County Jail where he was booked pending an initial court appearance.
ISP received assistance from the Hanover College Security Department and the Jefferson County Prosecutor’s Office.
