SHAUNESTTE TERRELL

Shaunestte Terrell is an attorney who brings years of experience prosecuting crimes of rape, child molest, child abuse, human trafficking, and other crimes against protected persons. As the sole Deputy Prosecuting Attorney handling sex trafficking in Indianapolis, Shaunestte frequently participated in undercover investigations and prostitution ring busts, which she then prosecuted in state court or referred to the United States Attorney’s Office where she served as a Special Assistant United States Attorney. Considered the subject matter expert in sexual assault and domestic violence for Indiana’s 91 elected Prosecuting Attorneys, Shaunestte developed state-wide prosecutor-based preventive law programs and developed curriculums for trial advocacy and substantive courses specific to these subject matters. Shaunestte served as Chairperson of the Indiana Sexual Assault Response Team Advisory Council where she led the effort to implement a statewide sexual assault kit tracking system, Chairperson of the Governor’s Council on Domestic Violence Prevention & Treatment, on the Indiana Supreme Court’s Domestic Violence Advisory Council, and the Indiana Protection for Abused and Trafficked Humans Task Force, amongst others.