Rome, N.Y. — A 44-year-old Rome man has been charged with repeatedly raping a girl under the age of 17 over the course of several months, troopers said.
Michael E. Fox was arrested Thursday after a four-month-long investigation, according to a news release from State Police.
The investigation began in March 2022 after an allegation that Fox had been sexually abusing a teenager, troopers said.
The investigation uncovered that between winter 2020 and summer 2021 Fox repeatedly raped and abused the girl, troopers said.
The case against Fox was presented to a grand jury in June, troopers said. The grand jury indicted Fox on 14 charges including three counts of first-degree rape, troopers said.
Fox is currently being held in the Oneida County Jail while he awaits arraignment, they said.
Fox is charged with the following:
- Five counts of predatory sexual assault against a child
- Three counts of first-degree rape
- First-degree attempted rape
- Two counts of first-degree criminal sexual act
- Two counts of first-degree sexual abuse
- Endangering the welfare of a child
The victim is being offered support through the Oneida County Child Advocacy Center, troopers said.
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