Rome, N.Y. — A 39-year-old Oneida County man was arrested Saturday after deputies say he raped a girl younger than 15.

On Oct. 4, the Rome Police Department received a report of sexual abuse involving a child. Because of the nature of the allegations, the case was turned over to the Oneida County Child Advocacy Center, according to a news release from the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office.

Investigators determined that Joseph Mickle, of Rome, subjected a girl under the age of 15 to sexual contact in Rome during September, deputies said.

Mickle was found at a home in the town of Boonville on Saturday and arrested. He was charged second-degree rape, a felony, deputies said.

Mickle was taken to the Oneida County Correctional Facility to await arraignment.

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