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 55 year old Utica man has been arrested for having inappropriate sexual contact with an underage female child in the City of Utica. The 55 year old, Hanh Huu Ha, who is the property owner of the victim's residence, unlawfully entered the property without permission, where he then located the child in her bedroom and subjected her to unwanted and inappropriate sexual contact. The Child Advocacy Center was initially notified of this incident through the Utica Police Department. Detective Alexis Perry of the Rome Police Department, who is assigned to the Child Advocacy Center, was then assigned to this case. On Tuesday, October 14, 2025, Ha was arrested by Detective Perry and Investigator Ryan Kelly of the Utica Police Department, who is also assigned to the Child Advocacy Center. Ha was arraigned in CAP Court, charged with Burglary in the 2nd Degree, a Class C Felony, Forcible Touching, a Class A Misdemeanor, and Endangering the Welfare of a Child, a Class A Misdemeanor. Bail was set at $25,000 and Ha was released after posting bail. An Order of Protection has been issued on behalf of the victim and services have been offered to the child through the Child Advocacy Center.