Chenango man arrested after child sexual abuse investigation in Broome County
A Town of Chenango man has been jailed on accusations that he sexually abused a child over the course of several years.
Larry Birt, 69, was arrested Tuesday by the Broome County Sheriff's Office. The investigation began after sheriff's office detectives received a complaint from an out-of-state agency.
During that investigation, detectives said, they identified a second victim who alleged abuse. The sheriff's office hasn't disclosed the ages of the victims, or further circumstances surrounding the initial complaint.
Birt has been charged with felony counts of first-degree course of sexual conduct against a child, first-degree sexual abuse, second-degree criminal sexual act and a misdemeanor count of endangering the welfare of a child.
The sheriff's office said Birt was sent to the Broome County jail after his arraignment, to await future court appearances. If convicted of the course of sexual conduct charge, he could face up to a 25-year prison sentence.
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