Sentenced: Teen Charged With Rape For Alleged Attack During Active Shooter Drill

[Sugar Cookie]

A 17-year-old Indiana high school student has been charged with raping a classmate during an active shooter drill.

Keith A. Miller was arrested Wednesday and charged with rape, criminal confinement and sexual battery, according to Lake County Criminal Courts records obtained by The Independent.

Mr Miller is accused of assaulting a 16-year-old girl during a drill at Morton High School, in Hammond, on 12 November 2021.

According to court filings, a teacher instructed the students to enter a pitch black room just after 8am.

The alleged victim said that Mr Miller bumped into her and asked: “Who is this?”

He then began to touch her without her permission. She recognised Mr Miller by his voice but said they were not friends, the La Crosse Tribune reported.

She told police that she tried to move away from Mr Miller and told him to “chill”, but he was stronger than her and continued to force himself on her.

A police affidavit states that as she tried to get away from him, Mr Miller placed his hand inside her pants and penetrated her with his fingers.
She told police she felt unable to speak out because students were told to remain silent during the drill.

When the lights were switched on, she saw Mr Miller was the only student near to her.

Afterwards, the girl returned to her desk and started crying, and told friends and her mother what had happened, and went to Morton High School’s guidance office.

She was then taken to a hospital for a sexual assault examination.

A witness spoken to by police who was in the room during the drill said she heard Mr Miller ask “Who is this?”

She also recalled the alleged victim saying “stop touching me” in an agitated voice.

Several other witnesses said the girl had told them of the assault.

Teen charged with rape for alleged attack during active shooter drill

Police say sexual assault occurred in pitch black room while other students were nearby

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[knockout]

Don’t jump all over me, I’m not victim blaming
But she didn’t want to speak out during a drill, cause students were told to remain quiet?

“She told police she felt unable to speak out because students were told to remain silent during the drill.”

 

[cubby]

It was a drill, it wasn't real, you could have screamed your head off. Now you know for the next drill if someone bothers you.

 

[Alxprkrkrls]

We can all say what we would do in an emergency situation but sometimes fear, adrenaline and shock takes over and all common sense flies out the window. I had a man break into my home once, did I grab any of the 3 guns in my bedroom? The bat under my bed? Did I lock myself in a room and dial 911? No. I ran downstairs with no weapon and no pants screaming obscenities. Kicked him out the front door, turned the alarm off instead of hitting the panic button that would’ve sent emergency services. Called my local precinct and then went upstairs and browsed through pants in my closet so the cops wouldn’t see me sans pants. I was an adult homeowner so I’m not gonna judge a terrified teenager on what she did or didn’t do. (I’m fine, cops got the guy and I wore pants)

 

[Sugar Cookie]

Keith A. Miller was convicted of

Battery Resulting in Moderate Bodily Injury
	Confinement to Commence: 02/28/2025 Indiana Department of Correction Term: 1 Yr 180 Days Jail Credit: 366 Days Suspended: 179 Days Comment: 18 months DOC suspended 18 months to be served on probation

Rape-Rape when compelled by force or imminent threat of force was dismissed
Sexual Battery--Victim compelled to submit by force or imminent threat was dismissed
Confinement-This is the basic criminal confinement charge was dismissed