Kiante Enis knew it was wrong.
Enis, 19, was arrested Thursday on two counts of child molesting, a level 3 felony, and according to a probable cause affidavit, admitted to detectives he had sex with a 13-year-old girl on multiple occasions in March.
The first time the two had sex Enis thought she was 16. After learning she was actually 13, Enis had sex with her two more times.
Child molesting carries a maximum prison sentence of 16 years and a fine of up to $20,000. Enis was dismissed from the IU football team Thursday just hours after the arrest. The freshman, listed at wide receiver, had yet to play in a game and was said to have been in concussion protocol by IU Coach Kevin Wilson.
A private citizen in Winchester, Indiana, where Enis attended high school, first provided authorities with information of a relationship between Enis and a young girl Tuesday. A second person provided a message allegedly sent by a 13-year-old, who claimed to be in a physical relationship with Enis for the past year.
According to the affidavit, Detective Chad Puterbaugh and Detective Tom Pullins interviewed her at her junior high school Wednesday. She said she was 13 and that her and Enis had hung out a few times, watched a movie and kissed. Enis had also sent her pictures. When asked what the pictures were of, she said, “um, below.”
Puterbaugh, according to the affidavit, then told her he and Pullins thought there was more she wasn’t telling. She became quiet, placed her head in her hands and said she had sex with Enis twice at her house in Winchester in March.
“She also told the detectives that Enis told her several times not to tell anyone that the two of them had sex,” the affidavit said. “She said that Enis told her that he would get into trouble.”
According to the affidavit Enis was located Thursday and interviewed in Winchester.
Enis admitted to having sex with her as well as sending her “a photo of his private area.”
He was arrested at the conclusion of the interview.
Jordan Guskey
