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Dutchess County resident Gary Cowperthwaite, age 64, of Red Hook, was arrested by state police on Friday, March 11, after the department received a tip.
An investigation into the tip determined that Cowperthwaite sexually assaulted a child, Trooper AJ Hicks said.
He was charged with rape and two counts of a criminal sex act, all felonies, Hicks said.
Cowperthwaite was arraigned before the town of Red Hook court and remanded to the Dutchess County Jail in lieu of $20,000 cash bail, $40,000 secure bond, or $80,000 partially secured bond.
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