Man convicted of sexual abuse, rape of minor in Wicomico

Kristian Jaime, Salisbury Daily Times
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Wicomico County Circuit Court handed down a conviction on sexual abuse charges for Prentice Harris, 57, following a string of incidents with a minor starting in 2019.

Harris was found guilty of sexual abuse of a minor, three counts of first-degree rape, four counts of second-degree rape, and related offenses after a two-day trial, presided over by Judge Karen M. Dean.

Sentencing was deferred pending a mandatory pre-sentence investigation and mental health assessment. Harris will remain in custody pending sentencing, the Wicomico County State's Attorney's Office said in a release.

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From January 2019 through December 2021, Harris sexually abused a minor who was under the age of 15, the release said.

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