Youth treatment center CEO faces sexual misconduct charge in Putnam County

Kevin Reckelhoff

The chief executive officer of an Indianapolis psychiatric treatment center for children and young adults has been charged with sexual misconduct and felonies in Putnam County.

Kevin Reckelhoff, 52, Indianapolis, is charged with Level 4 felony sexual misconduct with a minor and two counts of Level 6 felony contributing to the delinquency of a minor for an incident that allegedly happened on April 28 at Heritage Lake.

Though the alleged crimes appear to have no direct link to his career, Reckelhoff serves as the chief executive officer of Resource Residential Treatment Facility in Indianapolis.

Charged by the Putnam County Prosecutor’s office on June 22, Reckelhoff was taken into custody at the Putnam County Jail on Tuesday, making an initial appearance in Putnam Superior Court on Wednesday.

With the defendant and defense attorney Mark Hervey appearing separately via videoconference, Reckelhoff made no statement aside from answering questions from Senior Judge Blaine Akers.

The judge entered a not guilty plea on Reckelhoff’s behalf.

Both Prosecutor Tim Bookwalter and Hervey urged the judge to implement the standard $20,000 bond, with Akers doing so, with no 10 percent allowed.

According to court records, two juveniles told Putnam County Sheriff’s Office Det. Matthew Biggs that on the night in question, Reckelhoff supplied them with alcoholic beverages while also consuming alcohol himself.

The witnesses further alleged that later, believing them to be asleep, he inappropriately touched the genitals of one of the juveniles.

In the course of the investigation, Biggs also interviewed another individual who has come forward saying that, he was also inappropriately touched by Reckelhoff multiple times while still a teenager.

These numerous sexual contacts are alleged to have taken place outside of Putnam County.

Resource Residential Treatment Facility bills itself as “a leading treatment center for adolescents, teens and young adults struggling with mood and behavioral health concerns.” As of Wednesday afternoon, Reckelhoff was still listed on the company website as CEO.

According to his biography on the site, Reckelhoff has served in his current capacity since July 2021, having previously served in various roles at Columbus Behavioral Center, including CEO of that facility for nearly 10 years.

It should also be noted that, despite the nature of the charges against Reckelhoff, court documents do not indicate that his accusers were in the care of the treatment facility.