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05/23/2012 10:55 AM

Soldier accused of child sex abuse

By: Web Staff

Soldier accused of child sex abuse


JEFFERSON COUNTY, N.Y. -- A Fort Drum soldier is accused of sexually abusing two children. State Police said James Costigan, 32, of Calcium engaged in sexual conduct with an eight-year-old and a five-year-old girl in the town of Leray.

Costigan is charged with two counts each of first-degree criminal sexual act and endangering the welfare of a child. He was sent to the Jefferson County Jail on $25,000 bail.

The two victims are in the care of Jefferson County Child Protective Services.