ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. ---It was a random post on Facebook that brought back memories of the time when the middle schooler lost her virginity to a man named Shane Frost. The 13-year-old was spending the summer with her stepmother who worked at a funeral home in Elkhart where Frost was the manager. Everyone was apparently unaware when the sexual relationship began, certainly the stepmother, and the victim, 13, found it enjoyable at the time. It gave her the attention she needed, a

This week, Douglas Mieras, 64, was charged with Felony 4 child solicitation. (A Felony 4 carries a sentence of between two and 12 years.) The probable cause against Mieras details text messages from Mieras to his victims that are so disturbing, the exact messages will not be published by The Probable Cause.

The Fort Wayne Police Department’s Crimes Against Persons Section has filed child exploitation and child rape charges this month.