Police: Middleburgh man forcibly touched child

A Middleburgh man is accused of forcibly touching a child.

Chris Wainwright, 61, allegedly inappropriately touched a child under the age of 16 in the winter of 2023, State Police said. The alleged sexual assault was reported on July 1.

Wainwright is a Level 3 sex offender, which is the highest risk to reoffend, because of a previous conviction for sexual assault against children. He was sentenced in Schoharie County Court in 1997 to 2 to 6 years in prison for sodomy and intimidating a witness, according to the state inmate database. 

Wainwright was charged with forcible touching and endangering the welfare of a child. He was arraigned in Schoharie County Centralized Arraignment Court and sent to Schoharie County Jail in lieu of bail set at $2,500 cash, $10,000 bond or $25,000 partially secured bond.