Crime & Safety
Knoxville Man Brought 14-Year-Old To Nashville For Sex: Police
A 54-year-old Knoxville man is accused of having sex with a 14-year-old girl and bringing her to Nashville for sex.
NASHVILLE, TN -- A 54-year-old Knoxville man is jailed in Nashville, charged with aggravated statutory rape of a 14-year-old girl.
Douglas Holcomb allegedly began having sex with the teenager in 2014, initially in his native Knox County, though he brought her to Nashville on a trip, according to his affidavit.
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In an interview with detectives in October 2017, Holcomb reportedly admitted to having sex with the girl and to bringing her to Nashville, but he said he could not remember if they actually had sex while in Davidson County.
Nevertheless, investigators charged him with having done so and he remains jailed in Nashville after his Thursday arrest. He is due in court June 28.
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