Kokomo man arrested on child molestation charge

KOKOMO – On Wednesday, a criminal investigation by Indiana State Police Detective Josh Maller resulted in the arrest of Robert S. Walker, 40, 623 South Berkley Road, Kokomo, IN.

Walker was arrested after officers from the Howard County Sheriff’s Department served him with a Howard Circuit Court arrest warrant alleging criminal charges for three counts of child molestation.

On May 23, 2022, Maller started an investigation after receiving information from the Howard County Division of the Indiana Department of Child Services that a then 12-year-old girl had possibly been molested in Howard County.

During the investigation, evidence revealed that Walker had allegedly committed sex acts multiple times against a then 12-year-old Howard County girl.

Walker was incarcerated in the Howard County Jail.