Marin head coroner arrested on molestation charges

Chief Deputy Coroner Darrell Harris, of San Rafael, was arrested Thursday in Eureka.|
PRESS DEMOCRAT STAFF
BY PRESS DEMOCRAT STAFF

The head of the Marin County coroner’s office was arrested last week on a warrant charging him with four felony county of child molestation.

According to the Marin Independent Journal, Chief Deputy Coroner Darrell Harris, of San Rafael, was arrested Thursday in Eureka and booked into the Humboldt County Jail.

He is scheduled to be arraigned Monday in Marin Superior Court.

The alleged crimes occurred in Marin County. Santa Rosa police are investigating the case because of Harris’ ties to Marin law enforcement.

The complaint alleges one count of continuous sexual abuse of a girl under 14 years old. The complaint alleges the molestation occurred at least three times between May 2008 and May 2011.

The other counts include charges such as lewd acts and oral sex with a minor between 2011 and 2015 when the girl was between ages 14 and 17.

A fifth count of misdemeanor sexual battery involves the same alleged victim, and occurred between May 2015 and March 2017.

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