The Sullivan County Sheriff's Office says Cory Doss, 38, of Bristol, Tennessee, was arrested and charged with solicitation of a minor, according to WCYB. The charge stems from an allegation that he sent inappropriate text messages to a minor.
According to the WCYB report, a detective spoke to the victim after learning that Doss had been sending them inappropriate messages. Police have not detailed the contents of those messages or when the contact allegedly took place.
Booked on $25,000 Bond
Doss was booked into the Sullivan County Jail on a $25,000 bond, per the same report. No further details about the timeline of the arrest or the identity of the victim have been released.
No further information about a court appearance or the case’s status has been made public, according to the report.
Legal definition and broader reporting context
The Tennessee General Assembly’s statute text defines solicitation of a minor as an adult’s intentional attempt, through communication, to induce someone known or believed to be under 18 to engage in conduct that would violate an offense listed in the law. The charge alone does not establish that the alleged conduct occurred.
Separately, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children’s 2024 CyberTipline state table lists 22,904 reports for Tennessee: 19,956 referrals and 2,948 informational reports. Those figures are reports, not counts of confirmed crimes or arrests, and are unrelated to the allegations in this case.
