Trucker, 60, jailed on child sex abuse charges including rape, incest

A 60-year-old Indiana man remains in the Randolph County Jail on several felony charges involving crimes against children, including rape and incest.

Douglas Hunt Jr., of South Harrison Street in Lynn, was arrested Thursday on state Road 67 just east of Daleville in Delaware County.

He had been sought since Jan. 29, when the Randolph County Sheriff's Department received a report that identified Hunt as the suspect in a case of suspected child molestation, according to the sheriff's office.

Authorities couldn't track him down because he's a semitrailer driver.

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They finally caught up with the trucker on Thursday, when he was driving his rig onto state Highway 67 from I-69. He was arrested and interviewed at the Randolph County Sheriff's Department.

According to the sheriff's department, Hunt admitted to several of the accusations during his interview with detectives.

He is being detained in the county jail on the following charges:

* 10 counts felony child molestation

* Incest

* 5 counts felony rape

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