Harriman, TN lawyer pleads guilty in sex case involving teen, gets probation

A Harriman lawyer who paid a 14-year-old girl for sexual encounters he then videotaped walked away from a Loudon County courtroom Tuesday with probation.

Kent Booher, 59, struck a deal to plead guilty to lesser charges of statutory rape. He had been charged with especially aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor, solicitation of a minor and three counts of aggravated statutory rape.

As part of the plea bargain, Booher received a three-year probationary sentence and must be listed on the state's Sex Offender Registry for 13 years. He will pay no fines but was assessed court costs.

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