07-03-2025
84-year-old Willet man arrested on rape, forcible touching, imprisonment charges
TOWN OF WILLET, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – The Cortland County Sheriff's Office announced the arrest of an elderly man Thursday who's accused of sexual abuse from 2022 to 2024.
84-year-old Donald Griest, of the Town of Willet in Cortland County, is accused of subjecting a victim known to him to inappropriate sexual contact between January 2022 and November 2024. CCSO initially received the complaint in 2024 for sexual abuse.
Griest was charged with two counts of rape in the first degree, sexual abuse in the first degree, forcible touching, and unlawful imprisonment in the second degree.
Griest was arraigned through the Centralized Arraignment Process, where he was released on his own recognizance. his next Court appearance is scheduled for March 6 at 6:00 PM in the Town of Willet Court
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