Lauren Brooks, age 51, was arrested following an investigation and subsequent indictment by the Steuben County Grand Jury for contact he had with a minor in Corning between 2012 and 2016.
Brooks was charged with one count of first-degree course of sexual conduct against a child, one count of endangering the welfare of a child, 225 counts of second-degree criminal sex act, 73 counts of third-degree criminal sex act, 90 counts of second-degree rape, and 28 counts of third-degree rape.
Nearly all of the charges against Brooks are felonies.
He was remanded to the Steuben County Jail in lieu of $10,000 cash bail or $20,000 secured bond.
The investigation is continuing at this time and anyone who may have been a victim of Brooks and has not come forward can contact the New York State Police at 607-962-3282.
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