A New York man is accused of raping a Hudson Valley teen on a number of occasions.

On Jan. 2, the Ulster County Family and Child Advocacy Center began investigating several allegations about a 15-year-old woman being raped. Police were told the girl was raped in the Town of Rochester during the fall and winter of 2018.

The investigation revealed that Mark A. Smith, 45, of Smithville Flats, on multiple occasions, raped the teen or engaged in oral sexual contact with her, police say.

Smith was charged with two counts of rape and engaging in a criminal sexual act, all felonies.

He was arraigned in the Town of Rochester Court and remanded to Ulster County Jail in lieu of $25,000 cash bail. An Order of Protection was issued on behalf of the victim.

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