Jeff Miller Cops a Plea Resigns from Indianapolis City Council

Indianapolis City Councilor Jeff Miller-R

Back in November of last year. We had written about how Indianapolis City-County Councilor Jeff Miller had been charged with child molestation. Marisa Kwiatkowski and James Briggs over at INDYSTAR reported yesterday that Miller has pleaded guilty to several felony charges and resigned his council seat. 

Kwiatkowski, Briggs and Ryan Martin who contributed to yesterday’s story wrote:

Miller, 51, pleaded guilty Wednesday to four felony counts of battery on a person less than 14 years old, ending a case that began in November when Marion County prosecutors charged him with three counts of child molestation.

Hamilton County Prosecutor D. Lee Buckingham II, who took over the case in January as special prosecutor, reached a deal with Miller's attorneys that downgraded the charges while still resulting in felony convictions.

Miller was sentenced to four years of probation, with some conditions. Hendricks Superior Court Judge Mark A. Smith ordered Miller not to interact with children under 16 without permission from the court. Miller will not serve jail time and does not have to register as a sex offender, according to the terms of his plea agreement. The convictions could be reduced to misdemeanors once Miller completes probation.

Now that Miller has resigned our guess is that the Council Republican’s will have a caucus to appoint Miller’s replacement. Let’s pray that another sexual predator is not put in Miller’s place. Prayers for Miller’s victims and their families.