Interim Report of the Statewide Grand Jury (Reported December 16, 2024)

Published on Wednesday, December 18, 2024

An indictment, information, or complaint is merely an allegation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

Steven Sousa (age 34)

Middletown, RI

N1-2024-0325A

On December 16, 2024, the Statewide Grand Jury returned an indictment charging Steven Sousa with three counts of first-degree child molestation, two counts of first-degree sexual assault, and three counts of second-degree child molestation.

The alleged acts occurred in Middletown on various days and dates between February 14, 2023 and May 31, 2024. The Middletown Police Department conducted the investigation.

The defendant is scheduled to be arraigned on December 18, 2024, in Newport County Superior Court.

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