Child Abuse Hotline Tip Leads to Arrest in Delmar

News 10
January 20, 2016

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Ian O'Brien (Bethlehem PD)

Police arrested a Delmar man for alleged sexual contact with a minor.

Police arrested 41-year-old Ian O’Brien as a result of an ongoing investigation into a complaint that was made to the state child abuse hotline. According to police, information was developed that O’Brien had inappropriate sexual contact with a person under the age of 15 during the previous summer.

O’Brien was charged with Forcible Touching and Sexual Abuse in the Third Degree. He was arraigned in the Town of Bethlehem Court and released under the supervision of the Albany County Probation Department.

He is scheduled to return to court at 4 p.m. on February 16.

Police said the victim is known to O’Brien but does not currently reside in the Capital Region. Anyone who believes that their children may have had inappropriate contact with O’Brien is requested to contact their local police department.