FREEVILLE, N.Y. (WHCU) – A Tompkins County man has been arrested for sex crimes.

State Police arrested 54-year-old Richard Couch, of Freeville, on Thursday, April 13, 2023, after a joint investigation with the Cayuga County Sheriff’s Office. Couch allegedly had sexual contact with a 16-year-old. He is charged with a criminal sex act and luring a child, both class E felonies.

State Police investigators are asking anyone who may have had contact with Richard Couch to call them at (315)-255-2767.