A six-month long investigation by Herkimer Police has led to the arrest of am Ilion man on a rape charge.

26-year old Joseph Coffin is accused of raping a 22-year old woman in the Village of Herkimer in December of last year.

Coffin was arraigned and sent to the Herkimer County Jail on $25,000 bail.

Herkimer Police were assisted by the Ilion Police Department, the Herkimer County District Attorney's Office and the Herkimer County YWCA Victim's Advocacy Center.

 

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