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Harry Richard Wellings Jr. He was formally charged Tuesday with five felonies, and probable cause was found for the charges. The Wayne County Prosecutor's Office charges against Wellings include Level 3 felony attempted rape, Level 4 felony criminal confinement, Level 6 felony sexual battery and Level 6 felony strangulation. A Level 3 felony conviction carries a nine-year standard sentence with a sentencing range of three to 16 years as established by the Indiana legislature.
The standard sentence for a Level 4 felony conviction is six years with a range of two to 12 years. Wellings was arrested Monday after an interview with Centerville police regarding the Dec. Police were dispatched about p. When they arrived, they found a man who said he had come to save his friend from being drugged and raped, according to an affidavit of probable cause. The accuser, who had escaped from the room, said Wellings began to masturbate and ask her sexual questions, then physically stopped her from leaving the room, according to the affidavit.
He pinned her to the ground and covered her mouth with his hands. The accuser said Wellings groped her before she was allowed to get up. While Wellings masturbated, she said, she was able to send messages for help and activate audio and video recordings on her cell phone, the affidavit said.
