According to Indiana State Police Sergeant Stephen Wheeles, Batesville’s mayor, 60-year-old Richard C. Fledderman, is charged with patronizing a prostitute after officers say he solicited 42-year-old Randy Wigle-Stevens for intercourse.
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It started in June, according to a news release from Indiana State Police, when Fledderman, 60, allegedly paid another man for sex acts.
Wigle-Stevens was also arrested. His home phone rang unanswered and he didn’t immediately respond to a message left on his office phone or an email.
Wigle-Stevens was also arrested Tuesday and charged with prostitution, intimidation and failure to disclose unsafe communicable disease status.
Judge days for Wednesday, both are required to become planned.
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Court records do not indicate if either man has hired an attorney. He was elected to three four-year terms, but was defeated in the May Democratic primary by Elmer “Mike” Vonderheid.
