RIPLEY COUNTY, Ind. — A Rushville man is accused of forging signatures and failing to properly investigate reports of child abuse while employed as a case worker for the Indiana Department of Child Services. Todd Click is charged with official misconduct, a Level 6 felony; forgery, a Level 6 felony; and obstruction of a child abuse assessment, a Class A misdemeanor. 2 youth football coaches injured in postgame shooting at Cardinal Ritter High School Click is no longer an employee of DCS but was at the time of the alleged crimes, Ripley County Prosecutor Ric Hertel said. Click also is employed as a parole officer. According to court documents, Click is accused of failing to properly investigate several cases of alleged child abuse during his time as a case manager with DCS. Investigators spoke with at least five families who alleged that Click lied in his reports about coming to their homes or speaking to them over the phone. Click is even accused of forging parents' signatures on important forms including ones that can decide if a child will be removed from their home. Investigators learned of these alleged forgeries in April which contained "false information of family visits and DCS documents with forged signatures of parents/caregivers." The investigator ultimately concluded, through speaking with families Click was tasked with investigating, that Click forged signatures on at least seven DCS documents and falsified at least 10 entries. IMPD: 1 dead after water rescue on northeast side of Indianapolis With several of these cases being reports of alleged child abuse or sexual assault on children, the investigator concluded that Click "put at least five Ripley County families and 11 children in danger" by failing to perform his duties. Level 6 felonies carry up to two and a half years in prison in Indiana.