KEESEVILLE — A Keeseville man was charged with rape on Thursday after an investigation by New York State Police.

Ethan T. Provost, 21, of Keeseville, has been charged with rape in the third degree, a class E felony. Provost was arrested by State Police on Thursday following an investigation into a report of an alleged sexual offense in AuSable on Oct. 25, 2022.

State Police say troopers investigated and determined that Provost allegedly had sex with a victim who he knew to be under the age of 17. Rape in the third degree is defined in New York law as having sex with a person incapable of consenting, having sex with a person without their consent or being at least 21-years-old and having sex with a person under the age of 17.

State Police announced the charge against Provost on Friday.

Provost was arrested and transported to the State Police barracks in Plattsburgh for processing Thursday, according to State Police. He was arraigned in Plattsburgh city court and remanded to Clinton County Jail on $2,000 bail or $4,000 bond. He remained in Clinton County Jail as of Friday afternoon, according to jail records.