Authorities believe the deaths were accidental. Police say the couple is from Springville, a Lawrence County community northwest of Bedford. He said the man was 37 and the woman would have been 35 today. The couple's names are being withheld pending notification of relatives. Autopsies will be performed to determine the exact cause of death.
Police say the child had multiple broken bones and bruising.
The little girl was taken to Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis, where her condition is unavailable. Detectives working the case will meet with Bartholomew County prosecutors and additional charges may be filed. 29-year old Scott Strange admitted he had sexual contact with a student on his bus in April of 1997. The female victim is now reportedly married and living in another state. Strange was sentenced to a year and a half in the Washington County jail and one year of probation.