Dylan J. Harris, Attempting to Entice a Minor, Rhode Island 2017

A West Warwick man has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for attempting to entice a minor boy he communicated with online to engage in illicit sexual activity.

Dylan J. Harris, 27, admitted to engaging in a series of sexually explicit online communications with an individual he believed to be a 14-year-old boy in January 2017.

Harris requested to meet the boy in a secluded Warwick park and engage in sexual intercourse. However, the person Harris thought to be a 14-year-old boy was, in fact, a member of the Rhode Island State Police Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force.

On January 5, 2017, Harris requested to meet the boy that afternoon. As Harris arrived at the pre-arranged location, police activated their cruiser lights and sirens in an attempt to initiate a motor vehicle stop. However, Harris took off and took several evasive actions while driving in the park in an attempt to avoid being stopped.

Harris eventually lost control of his vehicle and came to a stop when he rolled onto a grass embankment. Harris pled guilty on June 28, 2019, to attempted inducement of a minor to engage in illicit sexual activity.

Harris was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison to be followed by lifetime supervised release. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney John P. McAdams. The matter was investigated by the Rhode Island State Police ICAC Task Force and Homeland Security Investigations.

United States Attorney Aaron L. Weisman acknowledges and thanks the Barrington Police Department for their assistance in the investigation of this case. Harris’ sentence is announced by United States Attorney Aaron L. Weisman, Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police Colonel James M. Manni, and Homeland Security Investigations Acting Special Agent in Charge Jason Molina.

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