08/29/2026
🚨 CHEROKEE COUNTY MAN ARRESTED AFTER TEENAGER ALLEGEDLY ASSAULTED ON WAY TO SCHOOL!
Authorities in Cherokee County have arrested 42-year-old Raymond Sukram following an investigation into the alleged sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl who was walking to school.
According to investigators, the teenager reportedly missed her school bus before being approached by a man driving a truck. Police say she was taken to another location in Canton and later dropped off near her school, where she immediately reported what had happened.
Detectives used information provided by the teenager, along with Automated License Plate Reader technology, to help identify and locate the suspect.
Sukram is facing serious charges, including aggravated child molestation and trafficking a person for s*xual servitude.
Authorities described the case as an unusual stranger-on-stranger incident. The investigation remains ongoing, and the allegations have not been proven in court.
The teenager’s identity is being protected because she is a minor.