Tennessee Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Attempted Child Sex Contact in Georgia

Brandon James McGarvey-Rogers, 33, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, was sentenced to 20 years in prison, with seven years to be served in the Georgia Department of Corrections, after pleading guilty to attempting to make sexual contact with a 14-year-old child in Catoosa County. The remainder of his sentence will be served on probation under strict sex offender conditions.

The case, prosecuted by District Attorney Clayton M. Fuller, began when McGarvey-Rogers used Snapchat to send sexually explicit images and messages to the child, even after the child explicitly stated they were a minor. The child bravely reported the incident to the Ringgold Police Department, who, in collaboration with the East Ridge Police Department, swiftly investigated and located McGarvey-Rogers. He later confessed to knowing the victim’s age, soliciting sex, and sending a sexually explicit image.

District Attorney Fuller issued a strong statement following the sentencing: “Parents need to know that when you give a child a phone, you don’t give the child access to the world, you give the world access to your child. Evil does exist and it is coming into our homes to steal innocence. I’m proud to stand in the gap with our law enforcement partners to protect Catoosa’s kids.”

He also warned potential predators from Tennessee, stating, “It’s best for Tennessee Trash to stay on your side of the state line. Don’t come to Georgia creeping on our kids and ask for probation. If you harm our children-you’re going to prison. We don’t negotiate with predators.”