Man molested girls, saying he wanted marriage, baby, Portage police say

VALPARAISO — Police say a 31-year-old man repeatedly molested two young girls he knew while threatening them and telling one he planned to marry her and have a child with her. Jeremy Tautges, of Georgia, who appeared Monday morning to remain behind bars at the Porter County Jail, is charged with six felony counts of child molesting, records show. The alleged abuse took place between September 2021 and December of the same year, according to a charging document. The allegations came to light in March when the girls reportedly told...