East Meredith man indicted on 8 counts of child sex abuse
DELHI, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – An East Meredith man is facing an eight-count indictment of felony sexual abuse of a child on multiple occasions in 2024, Delaware County District Attorney Shawn Smith announced Friday.
20-year-old Mario A. Sierra, of East Meredith, is being accused of committing multiple sexual acts with a person under 15 years old in July of 2024 in both Otsego County and Delaware County.
Two counts of felony rape in the second degree and one count of criminal sexual act in the second degree allege Sierra committed sexual acts on a child in the City of Oneonta in July 2024. The other five counts, four being rape in the second degree and one count of criminal sexual act, allege Sierra committed sexual acts against a child in the Town of Meredith in July 2024.
Sierra appeared in Delaware County Court on Friday, May 23, for arraignment and was set bail of $25,000 cash, $50,000 bond or $100,000 partially secured bond. Sierra was taken into the custody of the Delaware County Correctional Facility, in lieu of bail.
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