Indianapolis man receives 90-year sentence for 2017 domestic sexual assault

(Indianapolis, Ind.) – Marion County Prosecutor Terry Curry announced today that Timothy Patton has been convicted and sentenced for multiple charges relating to a violent sexual assault that occurred in February 2017. Patton received a 90-year sentence with 60 years to be served in the Indiana Department of Correction followed by 10 years of Sex Offender probation. On July 16, Patton was found guilty at a Court trial of four counts of Rape (Level 1 Felonies), Attempted Rape (Level 1 Felony), Criminal Confinement (Level 5 Felony), Kidnapping (Level 5 Felony), Strangulation (Level 6 Felony), Domestic Battery (Level 6 Felony) and Battery (Level 6 Felony).

In the early morning hours of February 14, 2017, Patton entered his residence in the 1000 block of East Palmer Street and violently physically and sexually assaulted his live-in girlfriend multiple times. The victim was able to escape the residence and go to a nearby gas station to call the police.

“It was only with the unfathomable courage of the survivor to escape, report, and then face her attacker that this conviction was secured,” Prosecutor Curry commented. “Because of her bravery, Mr. Patton will no longer be able to act out his violent and predatory behavior in our community.”