Saratoga County resident James Forgett, age 52, of Malta, was arrested Friday, March 3, following an investigation by State Police.
Troopers were initially contacted in August 2022 with a report that an adult had physical and sexual contact with a child. Investigators determined that Forgett had sexual intercourse with a child beginning in 2017, when the victim was under the age of 13, police said.
According to troopers, he was previously arrested for disseminating indecent material to a minor in 2019.
Forgett was arraigned at the Clifton Park Town Court on a charge of felony predatory sexual assault against a child. A judge ordered him held at the Saratoga County jail without bail.
State Police asked those with information in the case to contact the agency at 518-583-7000 or email crimetip@troopers.ny.gov.
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