Michael Neithard was charged Thursday with sexual abuse in the first degree, a Class D felony.
The arrest follows an investigation concerning Neithard and the 11-year-old child, whose gender was not released.
Neithardt was arraigned in the Town of Amenia Court before Town Justice Norman Moore and remanded to Dutchess County Jail in lieu of $20,000 cash bail or $40,000 bail bond.
He is due to return before the Town of Dover Court on Tuesday, Sept. 8.
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