Winchester child predator sentenced for reckless homicide instead of murder

WINCHESTER, Ind. - Police called out to the home of Larry Planck III in April 2023 found Isabel Hernandez shot dead on his front lawn.




Family claimed Hernandez was pregnant with Planck's child. Planck tried to claim self-defense. He ended up being charged with murder, but when it came time to sentence Planck, that charge was eventually downgraded to reckless homicide, a Level 5 felony.




On Friday, Planck was sentenced to 11 years in prison for the death of Hernandez.

But while Planck might have avoided a murder sentence, this isn't the only conviction on Planck's record.




The Winchester man's crimes didn't stop at taking a woman's life. He also ruined the lives of others, in particular an underage girl whom Planck used for sexual gratification and forced to produce child pornography.




Planck's child exploitation crimes were uncovered by detectives investigating the murder of Hernandez. The evidence was found on a hard drive belonging to Planck.




Last October, a jury found Planck guilty of  17 counts of child sexual exploitation crimes including the promotion of child sexual trafficking. He was sentenced to 33 years in prison.




More charges were filed against Planck after the discovery of his illicit child sexual abuse material. These include charges of sexual battery. However, these charges were dismissed around the same time Planck agreed to plead guilty to reckless homicide.




During Planck's child exploitation sentencing, a judge noted how Planck felt no remorse for his crimes. Not for the shooting of Isabel Hernandez or for his depraved sex acts with children.




"[Planck] did not seem remorseful and even smirked when some of the evidence was presented during the trial," said the judge who sentenced Planck to 33 years in prison.




Planck was 25 when first arrested for Hernandez's death. With this final plea agreement, all his outstanding charges in Randolph County are now settled.





via: https://fox59.com/news/indycrime/winchester-child-predator-sentenced-for-reckless-homicide-instead-of-murder/