Tennessee Man Charged With Statutory Rape In Broome County

According to a report from the Broome County Sheriff, a Tennessee man is facing felony statutory rape charges following an incident in Broome County.

The report, released on March 16, 2026, provided details of a 25-year-old Tennessee man who allegedly traveled from Tennessee to engage in sex with a 15-year-old female whom he met on the social media site, TikTok.

Broome County Sheriff’s Office Road Patrol on March 15, 2026, responded to a report at the Hillside Inn & Suites on Old Front Street in the Town of Dickinson.

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Deputies charged 25-year-old Samuel Harris with two counts of Rape in the 3rd Degree and Child Endangerment. According to the investigation, Harris had met a 15-year-old female on TikTok and had exchanged messages over five months.

Harris traveled from Tennessee to New York via a bus with the intention of meeting the 15-year-old. On Saturday, March 14, he allegedly met with the juvenile, who was staying at the hotel, engaging in sexual acts while her mother was out getting food.

In the report, Broome County Sheriff's Office deputies noted that Harris allegedly stated, “I’m caught, ain’t I?”

Excellent work, as always, by our Broome County Sheriff’s Office deputies in quickly getting sexual predators off the street and away from our community’s children. We will continue to hold these predators accountable, but parents must continue to be ever vigilant when it comes to social media use by their children. Sexual predators are unbound by geographical distance, and will use social media any way they can to find and exploit their victims. - Broome County Sheriff Fred Akshar

Harris was arrested, charged, arraigned, and remanded to the Broome County Sheriff’s Correctional Facility. An Order of Protection was filed on behalf of the victim.

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