Major Francis S. Coots of the New York State Police and Chief Deputy Joseph Lisi of the Oneida County Child Advocacy Center announce the arrest of Robert J. Porter, 59, of Rome, for Sex Abuse in the 1st degree, a class “D” felony.
Porter is accused of having inappropriate sexual contact with a female 10 years of age in the city of Rome. He was arraigned in Rome City Court and remanded to Oneida County Jail on $25,000 cash bail or bond. The victim was offered services through the Oneida County Child Advocacy Center.
The investigation was conducted by State Police Investigator Jamie Gallagher , who is currently assigned to the Oneida County Child Advocacy Center. The Oneida County Child Advocacy Center is a multi-agency, multidisciplinary team that fights child abuse by providing a wide range of services for child victims, while also aggressively pursuing the offenders of these crimes.