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Cortland man charged with sexually abusing 7-year-old girl
Posted: 01.28.2013 at 6:41 PM
Megan Coleman

Megan Coleman anchors the 5:00p, 5:30p, and 6:00p newcasts on WSTM/NBC and serves as News Content Manager for the CNY Central media group.

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Shane Fournier  / Courtesy Cortland County Sheriff's Dept.
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CORTLANDVILLE, CORTLAND CO. -- A Cortland man is accused of sexually abusing a child.

42-year-old Shane Fournier, of Lorraine Drive, is charged with sexual misconduct, criminal sexual act and sexual abuse.

Cortland County Sheriff's deputies say Fournier had oral sexual contact with a 7-year-old girl at a location on Mclean Road in the Town of Cortlandville.

The child told her parents a short time later. She and Fournier are not related.

Fournier was arraigned in Cortlandville Town Court and sent to the Cortland County Jail in lieu of no bail. He is scheduled to be back in court on Tuesday.

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