16
May
GIRL, 11, TO REMAIN IN INDIANA CUSTODY
William A. Beith, a 29 year old former Baptist school principal, is charged with kidnapping, sexual assault and lewdness and faces federal charges of enticing a minor into sexual acts and transporting a minor across state lines for sexual purposes. He allegedly kidnapped and sexually assaulted an 11 year old girl who will mark her 12th birthday in state custody while authorities investigate her home life. The Prosecutor’s office is investigating conditions in the family’s home and is focusing on the girl’s father. The girl disappeared May 1 in Portage,