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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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