Two local juveniles charged in Herkimer County sex offense case, Troopers say

RUSSIA- A pair of local juveniles are faced with charges filed in the wake of a Herkimer county sex offense investigation.

According to the New York State Police (Herkimer), an 18-year-old suspect from Barneveld, NY is formally charged with one misdemeanor count each of acting in a manner injurious to a child (less than 17) and sexual misconduct, while a 16-year-old teenage suspect from Cold Brook, NY is charged with one misdemeanor count each of false written statement and falsely submitting information to law enforcement.

Names or genders for the subjects were not provided. The arrests are connected to a town of Russia sex offense case, which was reported last month.

As of this publication, police said that both suspects received appearance tickets.

There were no further details provided.

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