19-Year-Old Engaged In Sexual Conduct With Child In Dutchess, Police Say

A 19-year-old man is facing a felony charge after a police investigation determined he allegedly had sexual contact with a child in Dutchess County, state police investigators said.

Jairon Gregorio Mendez.
Photo Credit: *New York State Police*

Zak Failla

02/27/2018 3:25 p.m.

An investigation by New York State Police detectives and the Dutchess County Child Advocacy Center led to the arrest of Jairon Gregorio Mendez, who was charged with a felony count of first-degree course of sexual contact with a child on Monday.

Police said the investigation was initiated as a result of a law enforcement referral to the New York State Central Registry for Child Abuse, which determined that Hillsdale resident Mendez engaged in a course of sexual contact with a child, whose age was not released.

Gregorio Mendez was arraigned in the town of Amenia Court on Monday afternoon and remanded to the Dutchess County Jail in lieu of $50,000 cash bail or property bond. Gregorio Mendez is due to appear in Dover Court later this year to answer the charge.

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