Sex Offender Who Allegedly Had Sexual Contact With Teen Moves To Sloatsburg

ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. - A registered sex offender accused of having sexual contact with a teenage girl has changed addresses in Ramapo.

Garland Harris.
Photo Credit: *The New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services*

Zak Failla

03/21/2017 3:39 p.m.

The New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services issued an alert on Tuesday to Rockland County residents regarding the residency of 75-year-old Garland Harris, who has moved into an apartment on Orange Turnpike in Sloatsburg.

The Division of Criminal Justice Services has assigned Harris as a Level 2 threat, which means he is a "moderate risk of a repeat offense."

According to the Division of Criminal Justice Services, Harris had sexual contact with his 13-year-old victim in Ramapo on Dec. 1, 1996. He was arrested by the Ramapo Town Police Department and sentenced to between 42 months and seven years in state prison.

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