Man accused of sexual abuse: Wagoner man suspected of sex with 13-year-old

By Anita Reding Phoenix Staff Writer

A Wagoner man who is charged with child sexual abuse was arrested Friday.

Christopher Allen Harris, 37, is being held on $100,000 bond. Sexual Abuse

On April 11, charges were filed against Harris in Wagoner County District Court, and a bench warrant for his arrest was issued. Harris surrendered at the Wagoner Police Department about 4:30 p.m. Friday, said Police Chief Bob Haley.

Harris was booked into the Wagoner County Detention Center and is scheduled to be in Wagoner County District Court at 1:30 p.m. Monday, a jail spokesperson said.

Haley said he was “obviously glad we were able to get him in custody and going through the process.”

Harris is accused of having sexual intercourse with a 13-year-old juvenile, court documents state. He is also accused of “committing other sexual acts which constitute child sexual abuse.”

Prosecutors say the abuse occurred between Sept. 1 and Feb. 13, documents state.

Harris was interviewed by a detective with the Wagoner Police Department on Feb. 22, during which he denied any sexual contact with the juvenile. On March 18, a polygraph exam was administered, and the examiner told Wagoner Police Detective Rick Ward he found Harris “to be deceptive in the majority of the questions asked of him,” court documents state.

Following that polygraph examination, Harris admitted to having sexual contact with the juvenile. He also wrote and signed a confession, documents state.

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