On Monday, a Silver Springs man was arrested following the
lengthy investigation of an incident that occurred in February 2016 in the Town
of Gainesville involving a child less than eleven years old. James A. Dell Jr., 26, of Silver Springs,
N.Y. was charged with felony Sexual Abuse in the First Degree and Endangering
the Welfare of a Child. Dell was arraigned before Town of Gainesville Justice Proper
and was committed to jail on $5,000 bail. An order of protection was issued on behalf of the victim and Dell is
scheduled to appear back in the Town of Gainesville Court at a later date. The Wyoming County Department of Social
Services Child Protective Unit assisted with the investigation.
