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State of Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha

Interim Report of the Statewide Grand Jury (Reported December 8, 2021)

Published on Tuesday, December 21, 2021

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

 

Rachid Darradji (age 52)

Providence, R.I.

P1-2021-3698A

On December 8, 2021, the Statewide Grand Jury returned a secret indictment charging Rachid Darradji with one count of first-degree child molestation and two counts of second-degree child molestation.

The alleged acts occurred in the city of East Providence on a day or date between January 1, 2015, and April 11, 2016. The East Providence Police Department conducted the investigation.

A warrant was issued for the defendant’s arrest. On December 9, 2021, the secret indictment was unsealed, and the defendant was arraigned in Providence Superior Court.

 

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