Mishawaka foster parent arrested on six counts of Child Molesting, two counts of Child Pornography

ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, Ind. -- In a coordinated effort between the St. Joseph County Warrants Division, U.S. Marshals, Indiana State Police, and St. Joseph County Police, 40-year-old Gary Greinke was arrested in South Bend on Thursday and charged with six counts of Child Molestation and two counts of Possession of Child Pornography. 

According to court documents, Greinke is a foster parent in Mishawaka who reached out to authorities because a new foster child "began threatening to make false allegations against him to get him in trouble." 

Upon investigation, a total of 246 images/videos from Greinke's phone were tagged as evidence.

"An additional folder labeled 'pictures' contained 473,575 images which had approximately 10,000 images containing child pornography," court documents state. 

The file names of those images are too graphic to share, as are the full testimonies from victims 1 and 2. 

Victim 1 was placed in Greinke's care in January of 2024, and they claim it took only a few days for Greinke to begin fondling them and performing oral and anal sex on them. 

Victim 1 claimed that Greinke would say and do all kinds of things to coerce them into the sexual acts and also to keep them secret. 

"'Just one more time, I'll buy you something," court document show in regard to how Greinke would manipulate his victims. "Victim 1 stated that Greinke also told him not to tell anyone saying, 'You don't want me getting in trouble and losing my kids, do you, buddy?'" 

After the initial investigation in January, the case seemed to be the victim's word against Greinke's, until a second victim came forward in May, telling authorities that Greinke repeatedly molested them also. 

The second victim was no longer in Greinke's care but was a previous foster child of his. 

Greinke is facing the following charges:

• F1: Child Molesting where def. is at least 21 years of age
• F1: Child Molesting where def. is at least 21 years of age (Attempt to Commit)
• F1: Child Molesting where def. is at least 21 years of age
• F1: Child Molesting hwere def. is at least 21 years of age
• F4: Child Molesting-Fondling or touching with child under 14
• F4: Child Molesting-Fonding or touching with child under 14
• F5: Possession of Child Pornography-aggravating factor found
• F6: Possession of Child Pornography

Greinke's phone was initially searched on June 12, and he was arrested on Thursday, Nov. 8.

Greinke is currently being held in the St. Joseph County Jail awaiting further legal proceedings.