Gary man on trial for child molesting

A Gary man is standing trial this week for child molesting.

Olalekan McNeary, 51, was charged in August 2021 with seven felonies, including two counts of child molesting, and two counts of rape.

He had pleaded not guilty.

The victim, now a young adult, testified Tuesday that McNeary molested them at age 4, then later sexually assaulted them as a preteen and for the final time on March 27, 2021.

The victim said they were only able to say what happened in May 2021 after eating two marijuana edibles. A Gary police report was made on June 4, 2021.

The trial is expected to close Wednesday.

Deputy Prosecutors Tara Villarreal and Keith Anderson are assigned. Defense lawyer Tracy Coleman is representing McNeary. The trial is before Judge Salvador Vasquez.

mcolias@post-trib.com

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