Man convicted of child molesting in St. Joe sentenced for battery

Jun. 24—GOSHEN — A man serving 20 years for a St. Joseph County child molesting conviction has been sentenced for battery on a child in Elkhart County.

Rodheim Taylor, 24, received a five-year sentence on Thursday after he admitted to battery resulting in injury to a person under age 14. He pleaded guilty to the Level 5 felony in May.

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