ROME, New York (WWNY) - A Rome man was arrested and charged with rape in the second degree following an investigation by the Oneida County Child Advocacy Center.

Investigators allege that 39 year old Joseph Mickle sexually assaulted a girl younger 15 years old last month.

Mickle was arrested by officers with the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office after being located at a Town of Boonville residence Saturday.

Mickle been charged with rape in the second degree, a Class D Felony, and is scheduled to be arraigned in CAP Court at the Oneida County Correctional Facility.

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