NORWICH – Chenango County Court convened Monday afternoon for the indictment of Jared S. Quackenbush as well as a separate matter that Quackenbush is involved in.

Jared S. Quackenbush, 20, of North Norwich was indicted by a grand jury in February.

Quackenbush was represented by his attorney, John Cameron, while First Assistant District Attorney Michael D. Ferrarese was present on behalf of the people.

The Honorable Judge Frank B. Revoir Jr. presided over Chenango County Court on Monday, Feb. 22.

The grand jury indicted Quackenbush earlier this month on charges of sexual abuse in the first degree, a class D felony; forcible touching, a class A misdemeanor; and endangering the welfare of a child, a class A misdemeanor.

The charges allege that Quackenbush on Dec. 28, 2015, while in the Town of North Norwich, subjected a 15-year-old girl to sexual contact by forcibly holding ther down while touching her.

The indictment alleges that this was done for the purpose of Quackenbush’s own sexual desire.