Third indictment stemming from Attorney General’s comprehensive review of clergy child sexual abuse allegations
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that the Statewide Grand Jury has returned an 11-count indictment charging a former priest in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence with sexually assaulting a male victim under the age of 14 between 1989 and 1990, following an investigation by the Office of the Attorney General and the Rhode Island State Police.
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Preliminary agreement to remove obstructions and initiate site improvements on Lee’s Wharf will reestablish public shoreline access in downtown Newport
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Office of the Attorney General (RIAG), Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC), the City of Newport (City), and Howard Wharf LP have reached a preliminary agreement to restore access to an obstructed public right of way on Lee’s Wharf in downtown Newport. The preliminary agreement will reestablish public access to the Lee’s Wharf right of way and provide site improvements for the public to enjoy.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that three men were recently sentenced in Providence County Superior Court in separate cases, stemming from their arrests in 2020 by the Providence Police Department while in possession of illegal pistols and large capacity magazines.
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An indictment, information, or complaint is merely an allegation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that the Providence County Grand Jury returned an indictment charging six Providence men with 21 felony counts stemming from their alleged roles in a May 2021 gang-related shooting that wounded nine people on Carolina Avenue in Providence.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a Foster man was sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to serve 10 years at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) after pleading to sexually assaulting a female victim under the age of 14 between 2011 and 2015.
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An indictment, information, or complaint is merely an allegation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
Karel Martinez Scarlet (age 26)
Providence, R.I.
P1-2021-3279AG
On October 20, 2021, the Statewide Grand Jury returned an indictment charging Karel Martinez Scarlet with one count of murder, one count of conspiracy to commit murder, one count of discharging a firearm while committing a crime of violence resulting in death, one count of carrying a pistol without a license, and one count of firing in a compact area, which allegedly occurred in the city of Pawtucket sometime on or about June 26, 2021; one count of carrying a pistol without a license and one count of possession of a firearm with an altered serial number, which allegedly occurred in the city of Providence sometime on or about August 6, 2021.
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An indictment, information, or complaint is merely an allegation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
Todd Alicea (age 30)
Pawtucket, R.I.
P1-2021-3171AG
On October 19, 2021, the Providence County Grand Jury returned an indictment charging Todd Alicea with one count of murder, four counts of conspiracy, one count of discharging a firearm while committing a crime of violence resulting in death, one count of drive-by shooting, two counts of carrying a firearm without a license, two counts of possessing a ghost gun, four counts of possessing a firearm after being convicted of a crime of violence, and one count of reckless driving.
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