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Gouverneur man accused of raping mentally disabled child

Posted 11/11/26

GOUVERNEUR – A Gouverneur man was arrested Saturday, Oct. 10, on charges including rape, according to village police.

Dale D. Harmer Jr., 60, was charged at 7:09 p.m. with second-degree rape, …

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Gouverneur man accused of raping mentally disabled child

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GOUVERNEUR – A Gouverneur man was arrested Saturday, Oct. 10, on charges including rape, according to village police.

Dale D. Harmer Jr., 60, was charged at 7:09 p.m. with second-degree rape, forcible touching and endangering the welfare of a child, officers said. 

Police said an investigation found that between August 2025 and April 2026, Harmer had sexual intercourse with a person under 17 at a home on Vista Street. Police said he also touched the juvenile’s private parts multiple times during that period. 

The juvenile is described as incapable of consent because of a mental disability, officers said. 

Harmer was arraigned in Gouverneur court and remanded to the St. Lawrence County Correctional Facility on $10,000 bail. 

 A stay-away order of protection was issued for the juvenile, officers said.