RUSHVILLE, Ind. -- Police believe a Rush County pastor accused of molesting little girls tried to kill himself Friday night after another child came forward with accusations against him.
New charges were filed against Garry Evans, 72, on Thursday after another child came forward claiming they were molested by him.
Evans was the pastor of the Rushville Baptist Temple.
The new charges come on the heels of at least five other young girls who have accused the 72-year-old of luring them into his office with candy and then touching them or making them touch him inappropriately.
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Because of the new charges, Evans was ordered to be placed on GPS monitoring as a condition of his bond and he surrendered himself to community corrections that evening.
Emergency crews were called to Evan’s home on 5th Street around 5:30 p.m. Friday for a report of an attempted suicide. When they arrived they found Evans unresponsive inside the home. He was resuscitated at the scene and rushed to Rush Memorial Hospital before being airlifted to IU Methodist Hospital.
His condition is unknown at this time.
Evans next court date on the previous charges was scheduled for November 28.
