Teen to be tried as adult in Ripley County
VERSAILLES, Ind. — A teenager being tried for a child molestation case in Ripley County will be tried as an adult.The Ripley County Prosecutor’s office petitioned to have Robert Dale Harden III waived to adult court.A judge decided the waiver was appropriate after hearing testimony from two witnesses.The prosecutor’s office says Harden is now 19 but was 16 when the incidents occurred.