According to the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office Chief…

According to the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Derrick O'Meara, who is the Director of the Oneida County Child Advocacy Center, a 19 year old Utica man, Hassan Mohamed has been arrested for subjecting a 14 year old female child to sexual contact.

During the early morning hours of August 10, 2021, Rome City Police Department notified the Oneida County Child Advocacy Center regarding a vehicle stop of a parked vehicle where Hassan was observed to be having sexual contact with a 14 year old female child.

Utica Police Department Investigator Titus Ciccone, assigned to the Child Advocacy Center, conducted the investigation.

On November 23, 2021, Hassan Mohamed turned himself in at the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office where he was arrested by Investigator Titus Ciccone and Investigator Tyler Barnes of the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office, charging him with two counts of Sexual Misconduct (A Misdemeanor). Mohamed was arraigned on the charge at Central Arraignment Court, and was released on his own recognizance. An Order of Protection has been issued on behalf of the victim and services have been offered to the victim through the Child Advocacy Center.