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 37-year-old man has been arrested for having inappropriate sexual contact with an underage female child in the Town of Camden. Earlier in January of 2026, the Child Advocacy Center was notified by the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office of this incident, and Detective Alexis Perry of the Rome Police Department, who is assigned to the Child Advocacy Center, was then assigned to this case. Upon completion of the investigation, it was learned that Carlos J. Ortiz of the Town of Camden, had subjected a female child less than 14 years old to sexual contact. On Wednesday, January 28, 2026, Carlos J. Ortiz was located in Utica, New York, and was arrested by Detective Perry and Investigator Ryan Kelly of the Utica Police Department, who is also assigned to the Child Advocacy Center. Ortiz was arraigned in CAP court and charged with Sex Abuse in the 2nd Degree, a class A Misdemeanor, and Endangering the Welfare of a Child, a class A Misdemeanor. Ortiz was remanded to the Oneida County Jail in lieu of $5000.00 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.