A Plea Deadline For A Former Sullivan County Assistant Band Director Charged With Statutory Rape Has Been Set For Next Year. 23 Year Old Ethan Tate Worked At Sullivan South High School. Tate Is Accused Of Having Sex With A 16 Year Old Girl More Than A Dozen Times. He’s Charged With 13 Counts Of Statutory Rape By An Authority Figure. Tate Is Currently Free On Bond. A Plea Deadline Hearing Is Slated For January 9th.