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Amenia Man, 23, Committed Sex Assault In Child's Presence, Police Say

AMENIA, N.Y. -- A 23-year-old man is facing charges following an investigation of a reported sexual assault at a home on Route 22 in Amenia.

Adam T. Cottell

Adam T. Cottell

Photo Credit: New York State Police

A 21-year-old female reported to the state police at about 5:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 17 that she had been sexually assaulted by a male acquaintance at the home in the presence of a child.

Following an investigation, state police arrested Adam T. Cottell and charged him with criminal sexual act in the first degree and aggravated sexual abuse in the first degree, both Class B felonies, as well as one count of endangering the welfare of a child, a Class A Misdemeanor.

Cottell was arraigned in the Town of Amenia Court and remanded to the Dutchess County Jail in lieu of $50,000 cash bail or $100,000 bond.

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