INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A 21-year-old accused of sexual misconduct with a minor is believed to be the father of an infant found abandoned on the city’s east side.

Officers found the infant covered in blood near the intersection of Lace Bark Lane and Long Wharf Drive around 11:30 p.m. July 24.

The woman who gave birth has been identified as a 16-year-old girl who was 15 at the time of conception and did not know she was pregnant before giving birth.

The alleged father of the baby is 21-year-old Hernsley Pierre.

The victim told police Tuesd...