BRISTOL – A man awaiting trial on child molestation charges is wanted on a warrant after skipping two court dates in a row.
Angel Dubon, 57, faces four counts of child abuse in an arrest warrant issued earlier this year. One count is a Level 1 felony and three counts are Level 4 felonies.
He was arrested in April but was released from jail on $180,000 bond. He was on his way to stand trial but failed to appear in court for hearings on October 3 and November 14, leading to a warrant for his arrest being issued by the judge.
The mother of two of the girls expressed her frustration at the lack of progress in the case after Bristol police were first made aware of the allegations against Dubon more than two years ago.
“The biggest part is that Bristol police failed my children,” the woman said. “It took outside help to contact the prosecutor’s office so they could review the case they had taken on.”
She said she was aware of other allegations against Dubon since his arrest. She said he has ties to several places outside Elkhart County.
“This is why women and children don’t tell,” she said. “They are not heard. But suffer a lifetime of problems and fears.”
According to court documents:
Bristol Police began investigating Dubon after receiving allegations involving three girls in August 2022. All three were less than 14 years old at the time.
During forensic interviews, each of the girls described Dubon touching them inappropriately and kissing them on the lips several times a few years earlier. The youngest victim also described instances of sexual contact, according to police.
They said Dubon would wait to act until there was no other adult in the room.
Police interviewed Dubon in September 2022. He reportedly admitted to kissing two of the girls, but denied putting his tongue in their mouths as they described.
He denied kissing the third girl on the mouth and denied that some of the incidents described by the girls were sexual in nature, according to police.
The arrest warrant for Dubon was issued on April 2 this year and served a week later.
