A man from New Yorkwho was a teacher at Babylon High School, New York, pleaded guilty to endangering the welfare of a child by having sexual relations with a 15-year-old student in 2013.
Suffolk County District Attorney Raumond A. Tierney said: Timothy Harrison48 years old, agreed to plead guilty and that one of the agreements they reached is that he must surrender his teaching license.
“This defendant abused his role as an educator and took advantage of a teenage student. Instead of being a teacher, he took advantage of her“Tierney said.
“The bravery shown by this young woman in reporting this crime even though it had occurred eight years earlier is astonishing. This guilty plea guarantees that Harrison will no longer be a teacher and, as such, current and future students will be protected from their predatory behavior.”
The district attorney’s office said the investigation and plea agreement found that between September and November 2013, Harrison sent flirtatious text messages to the victim, gave her alcohol, and engaged in sexual intercourse and oral sexual conduct with her at his home in Oak Beach..
The then-teenager reported the sexual abuse at Babylon High School in 2021 before reporting to the Suffolk County Police Department’s Special Victims Section.
The subject was arrested on March 3, 2022.
On Friday, Harrison appeared before Suffolk County Court Judge Karen Wilutis where he pleaded guilty to endangering the welfare of a child.a misdemeanor.
He is scheduled to be sentenced in court on November 9, 2023.
“We urge anyone who feels they have been sexually abused to come forward and report these crimes no matter how long ago they occurred,” Tierney said. “We are grateful that this victim came forward, as reporting predators will protect others.”
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2023-09-18 20:34:56
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