INDIANAPOLIS — An Indianapolis man was sentenced to more than 340 months in prison for molesting a child while he was babysitting.
Ronald May, 54, was sentenced to 28 years in federal prison after he pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual exploitation of a child in a case that the U.S. Secret Service and IMPD investigated.
From March to April 2023, May "volunteered" to babysit his coworker's son while they had to work overnight shifts, according to court documents. During that time, the suspect forced the child to "wrestle" with him, sleep in the same bed as him and took sexually explicit pictures of the child.
“This criminal’s actions are every parent’s nightmare. Every day, children are horrifically abused by predators like this defendant, who work insidiously to build trust — while hiding the worst of intentions,” said Zachary A. Myers, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana. “The exploitation of our children is utterly unacceptable in a civilized society, and pedophiles like this one will be held accountable for their crimes. Thanks to the hard work of investigators and prosecutors, this man will never harm another child.”
Toward the end of April, the parent of the victim discovered the abuse and reported it to police. After reporting it, May allegedly threatened the parent with messages like, "u can't hide I know where you live," according to official court documents.
