Mother Outraged After Alleged 82-Year-Old Molester Posts Bond

INDIANAPOLIS -- A mother is outraged after an elderly man accused of molesting her 14-year old son was let out of jail.

Police said John Wilson, 82, held a gun to the boy's head and demanded oral sex, RTV6's Ericka Flye reported.

The boy's mother spoke with RTV6 on condition of anonymity. She said Wilson, known to some as "Jack," violated her son. Now that he's out of jail, her family is afraid.

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"He's (boy) angry. He's jumpy -- all things that are entirely understandable," the boy's mother said.

She said her son went to Wilson's house to wash windows, but was sexually assaulted instead.

"My first concern was putting my arms around him and making sure no one got near him," the boy's mother said.

She says her son had been to Wilson's house before to do odd jobs. This time, just five minutes after the boy arrived, police said Wilson executed the criminal plan.

"The elderly male went and picked up a gun out in the garage and came back and pointed the gun at this juvenile and asked, or actually demanded, that he perform oral sex," said Marion County sheriff's Capt. Phil Burton.

The boy's mother is both angry and disgusted, but after learning that Wilson has now bonded out of jail, she said her family feels victimized all over again.

"Well he doesn't need to be on the outside. You know that fact that he's close to my home and has ready access to my son and my family is -- that's catastrophic," the boy's mother said.

Investigators said Wilson had no prior police record, but the boy's mother believes Wilson has done this before.

"I cannot fathom that an 82-year-old would do something to such an extreme level and that be the first time it's ever happened," she said. "I have a hard time fathoming that that would be the case. My guess would be he's just never been caught."

The boy said after about 30 minutes of oral sex, Wilson let him go and said, "This is our secret. Don't tell anyone."

The boy's mother said her son is courageous for telling her and encouraged other kids to tell someone if they're being molested.

Wilson posted $8,000 of his $80,000 bond to get out of jail. He is scheduled to appear in court next week. If convicted, he faces up to 70 years in prison.