West Union man charged with sexually abusing boy

Steuben County Sheriff Jim Allard reports that on Thursday, deputies of the Steuben County Sheriff’s office arrested Scott A. Vanhoven, age 41, of Shamrock Road, West Union, New York. Mr. Vanhoven is currently a registered level 2 sex offender. It is alleged that in March 2018 Mr. Vanhoven subjected a 14 year old male to sexual contact by forcible compulsion. During the investigation it was also discovered that Mr. Vanhoven allegedly created and used a Facebook account which he did not report to the sex offender registry. Mr. Vanhoven was charged with one count of Sexual Abuse in the first degree a class D Felony, one count of Correction Law 168-T, Failure to Register or Verify, and one count of Correction Law 168-F(4) Failure to Notify DCJS of Change of Internet Access or Internet Identifiers, both class E Felonies. Mr. Vanhoven was remanded to the Steuben County Jail on $50,000 cash bail or $100,000 property bond for the Sexual Abuse charge and $10,000 cash bail or $20,000 property bond for the Correction Law charges. Mr. Vanhoven is to appear in West Union Court and Town of Bath Court on April 4, 2018. In 2000, Vanhoven was also convicted of sexually abusing a 13-year-old girl. In 1998, he was convicted of sexually abusing an 11-year-old girl.
The Steuben County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office and the District Attorney’s Office