Versailles, IN — Sentencing is set next month for a man who pleaded guilty to a child molesting charge.
The sentencing hearing for 42-year-old Brian K. Sims of Batesville is scheduled for August 5 in Ripley Circuit Court. Sims was scheduled to go on trial late last month but that was removed from the docket once he entered the guilty plea to the Level 1 felony count.
In addition to child molesting, Sims was originally charged with incest (a Level 4 felony) after he allegedly touched a minor under the age of 14 inappropriately once a month between January 1, 2020, and November 9, 2020.
A forensic interview with the victim was conducted at the Child’s Advocacy Center in Greensburg.
Sims is facing 25 years in prison.
