‘I am scared for my safety’: Plymouth police officer placed on leave is accused of sexual abuse, records show

A Plymouth police officer who was placed on leave last week has been accused of sexual abuse, court records show.

Samantha Pelrine, 31, was placed on paid administrative leave March 17 due to a criminal investigation into her off-duty conduct. An abuse prevention order filed that same day in Plymouth District Court revealed that she was accused of sexual abuse.

The alleged victim claims that Pelrine and her 37-year-old husband, Daniel Forand, repeatedly sexually and physically assaulted them over a period of several years, according to an affidavit. Pelrine and Forand were allegedly the victim’s aunt’s friends from church.

“They are looking for me and I am scared for my safety,” the alleged victim wrote in the affidavit.

The victim’s aunt and grandmother raised them until they were 12 years old, at which point Pelrine and Forand took them into their home in Plymouth, the affidavit reads. About one year later, Pelrine and Forand became the alleged victim’s legal guardians.

The Plymouth police officer and her husband allegedly began sexually assaulting the victim a short time after they were granted legal guardianship, court records indicate. The repeated sexual assault allegedly continued until 2025.

Forand also allegedly physically assaulted the victim until 2026, the alleged victim wrote in the affidavit. The victim clarified that only Forand physically assaulted them. The alleged victim moved out of Pelrine and Forand’s home in February.

Pelrine and Forand have both been ordered not to contact or abuse the alleged victim and stay 100 yards away from them at all times, records show. They are both scheduled to appear for March 27 hearings in Plymouth District Court.

Plymouth police and State Police both declined to comment on the active criminal investigation into Pelrine. State Police referred questions to the Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office, which said that it “would be inappropriate to comment at this time.”

However, Plymouth police did say that Pelrine’s leave is “in accordance with department policy and procedure” and that “violations of department policy or state law will not be tolerated.”

Attorney information for Pelrine and Forand was not immediately available Tuesday evening.

Pelrine, who was born and raised in Plymouth, joined the town’s police department in April 2022, according to a 2023 Facebook post from the police department.

“I believe I picked the right career for my personality and what I wanted from a job because while the range of emotions from this job can vary drastically, I know that in some instances I’m truly able to make a difference in someone’s life,” Pelrine said in the post.

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