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Capital Region Man Sexually Abuses Young Child, Police Say

A 52-year-old man from the region is facing charges after allegedly sexually abusing a young child.

A 52-year-old Ghent man is facing charges after allegedly sexually abusing a young child.

A 52-year-old Ghent man is facing charges after allegedly sexually abusing a young child.

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Columbia County resident Robert Schaefer, of Ghent, was arrested Monday, Sept. 18, by New York State Police.

According to troopers, Schaefer sexually abused a victim under the age of 11.

Investigators did not elaborate on his relationship to the alleged victim.

Schaefer is charged with felony sexual abuse and misdemeanor endangering the welfare of a child.

He was arraigned in Kinderhook Court, where a judge ordered him held at the Columbia County jail on $5,000 cash bail. 

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