Man, 44, Charged With Sexually Assaulting Child For Two Years

A 44-year-old Hudson Valley man is behind bars after authorities say he sexually assaulted a child for two years.

The City of Poughkeepsie Police Department
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08/06/2018 3:56 p.m.

Members of the City of Poughkeepsie Police, the Dutchess County Child Abuse Center and the Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office began an investigation into the alleged sexual assault of a 9-year-old female on Wednesday, Aug. 1.

Octavio H. Santiago, a City of Poughkeepsie resident, was then arrested on Friday, Aug. 3 and charged with predatory sexual assault against a child, a Class A felony, said Matt Clark of the City of Poughkeepsie PD.

Santiago was arraigned and remanded to the Dutchess County Jail.

Police have not yet released a photograph of Santiago.

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