HOMER — A 66-year-old Homer man was arrested July 25 on multiple charges including sexual abuse and intimidating a witness following a two-year investigation.
Douglas R. Gridley of Health Camp Road was charged with sexual abuse in the first degree, intimidating a victim or witness in the third degree, endangering the welfare of a child and forcible touching in both the towns of Homer and Cincinnatus.
The Cortland County Sheriff’s Office received a report July 24 of sexual abuse allegations that occurred between July 2023 and July 25 at undisclosed locations in Homer and Cincinnatus.
The investigation revealed Gridley subjected one victim known to him to inappropriate sexual contact during that time period, according to the sheriff’s office.
Gridley also made threats of physical violence to the victim if they came forward, authorities said.
Gridley was arrested at 7 p.m. July 25 and processed at the Public Safety Building.
He was arraigned July 26 at 8 a.m. through the Centralized Arraignment Process and remanded to Cortland County Jail on $5,000 cash or $10,000 bail bond.
Gridley is scheduled to appear in Homer Town Court Aug. 5 at 5 p.m. and Cincinnatus Town Court Aug. 20 at 7 p.m.
