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Rome teen faces charges for having sexual contact with child

By WKTV News

Story Created: Dec 21, 2012 at 3:32 PM EDT

Story Updated: Dec 21, 2012 at 3:32 PM EDT

ROME, N.Y. (WKTV) - State Police, along with the Oneida County Child Advocacy Center, have arrested 19-year-old Dustin Smith, of Rome for allegedly photographing intimate parts and having sexual contact with a child under the age of ten.

Smith is charged with one count of Unlawful Surveillance in the 2nd Degree, and 1 count of Sex Abuse in the 1st Degree.

He was arraigned in the Town of Lee Court and remanded to the Oneida County Jail in lieu of $25,000 cash and $50,000 bail.

The investigation was conducted by State Police Investigator Todd Grant , who is currently assigned to the Oneida County Child Advocacy Center.

The victim has been offered counseling services through the Child Advocacy Center.

Anyone with information regarding this case is asked to contact Inv Todd Grant at (315) 736-8802 , or (315)732-3990.

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