A man arrested in June and charged with rape and sexual battery has entered into a negotiated plea agreement. He will be sentenced in December.

Indiana Joseph Miller, 24 at the time of his arrest, now 25, formerly from Linton, now Bloomfield, turned himself in on June 16 after a warrant was issued for his arrest.

The criminal case was filed against Miller as a result of an investigation by Indiana State Police Detective Stacy Brown that started in mid-February when a woman made allegations about incidents she said occurred on two different occasions in January.

Miller’s bond was set at $20,000 surety with ten percent cash allowed. He posted $2,000 and was released from jail.

Miller was charged with:

Rape – compelled by force or imminent threat of force, a Level 3 felony,
Sexual battery – compelled by force or imminent threat of force, a Level 6 felony, and
Battery resulting in bodily injury, a Class A misdemeanor.

Miller retained Defense Attorney Carl Salzmann of Bloomington to represent him and the defense requested a trial by jury.

The trial was scheduled for November 17 but it was canceled on October 22 after the parties reached an agreed resolution.

On October 28, the agreement between Miller and his attorney and Greene County Prosecutor Jarrod Holtsclaw was filed with the court and Greene County Community Corrections was ordered to conduct a pre-sentence evaluation.

Under the terms of the agreement, Count 1 of rape will be dismissed and Miller is expected to change his plea to guilty of Counts 2 and 3, Level 6 felony sexual battery and Class A misdemeanor battery resulting in bodily injury.

Also under the terms of the agreement, sentencing is left to the discretion of the court.

A change of plea and sentencing hearing is scheduled for December 7 in Greene Circuit Court before Judge Erik Allen.