Gary woman’s neglect case upgraded to child molesting

When prosecutors charged Diane Chatmae with neglect in 2023, authorities said she stood by as Elijah Loveless Gray impregnated a 12-year-old girl.
The child, 30-weeks pregnant, was left with signs of preeclampsia — a deadly pregnancy complication — for at least a week before she was taken to the hospital, charging documents show. Chatmae claimed she didn’t know the girl was pregnant. Now, after the victim and two siblings gave a second forensic interview on Jan. 3, they said Chatmae, herself, sexually abused two children, including one who was interviewed.