coercion

An Ithaca man is accused of attempting to coerce two girls he believed to be 9 and 13-years-old to engage in sexual acts with him.

A 27-year-old man faces several charges following an early-morning standoff at an apartment house in Johnson City. Authorities say Alpha Ketchatcham was taken into custody a few minutes before 7 a.m. Friday. Police say Ketchatcham was found by SWAT team members hiding inside a kitchen sink cabinet in an apartment at 19 Main Street. ...