Crime & Safety

Port Jervis Man Accused Of Trying To Have Sex With A Child

Police said the child was younger than 13 years of age.

An Orange County man was arrested after being accused of trying to have sex with a child.
An Orange County man was arrested after being accused of trying to have sex with a child. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)

PORT JERVIS, NY — Police accused a Port Jervis man of trying to have sex with a child.

The New York State Police said on Monday that James Pospisil, 44, of Port Jervis, was arrested after a complaint was received about an adult male engaging in sexual contact with a child less than 13 years old.

Pospisil was charged with attempted predatory sexual assault of a child, a felony.

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He was arraigned in the City of Middletown Court and was sent to the Orange County Jail without bail.

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