A 72-year-old Vincennes man is behind bars after police say he groped a child and tried to solicit sexual behavior from the child in exchange for gifts, including offering an electric scooter for a kiss on the lips. Richard Kirchoff was booked into the Knox County Jail on child molesting and child solicitation charges, with authorities saying the alleged victim was either under 14 or someone Kirchoff believed to be under 14.
According to MyWabashValley.com, police said Kirchoff sexually groped a child and attempted to solicit the child for sexual behaviors in exchange for gifts. Court documents cited by the outlet report that Kirchoff inappropriately touched the child multiple times and had sexually grooming conversations with the victim. Those same documents allege Kirchoff attempted to trade a kiss on the lips for an electric scooter.
Charges Detailed in Knox County Case
The child molesting charge concerns fondling or touching a child under 14, while the child solicitation charge concerns an adult soliciting a child under 14, or someone believed to be under 14, for sexual conduct, per the same account. Reporting from wzdm.com confirms Vincennes Police arrested a Vincennes man on-site for child molesting and child solicitation charges, and that 72-year-old Richard Kirchoff is charged with counts concerning a child either under 14 or who he believed to be under 14.
WZDM reported that Kirchoff is being held in the Knox County Jail on 15-thousand dollars bond. No other arrest details had been released at the time of that report, the station noted. A separate account from wthitv.com states that the Vincennes Police Department arrested Richard Kirchoff, 72, on Monday, according to online court records, and that Kirchoff is currently in the Knox County Jail.
What Happens Next
As of the latest reporting, Kirchoff has not yet appeared in court for these charges, and no trial date has been set. The case is being handled out of Vincennes, Indiana, where the alleged offenses occurred.
