Steuben County Sheriff Jim Allard reports that on July 28, 2020, deputies arrested Matthew P. Kapp, age 46, of County Route 70, Avoca, New York, following an investigation of alleged rape and sexual conduct against a child reported on July 22, 2020. It is alleged that over a ten year period at a residence in the Town of Avoca, New York, Mr. Kapp engaged in sexual conduct with a minor female. Mr. Kapp was charged with Rape in the First Degree, a class B Felony, and Course of Sexual Conduct Against a Child in the First Degree, also a class B Felony. Mr. Kapp was arraigned in the Centralized Arraignment Court and released on $500 bail.