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State of Rhode Island, Attorney General Peter F. Neronha ,

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Gunman sentenced to life in prison for 2018 murder of Central High student

Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that Joel Loarca (age 17), of Providence, pleaded guilty to five criminal counts and was given a life sentence plus an additional 10 years to serve at the ACI for the 2018 murder of 15-year-old William Parsons outside of the Providence Career and Technical Academy (PCTA). ...

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Warwick man sentenced to serve 10 years at the ACI for sexual assault

Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that Sean Curran (age 20), of Warwick, was sentenced on July 30, 2019 to serve 10 years at the ACI after pleading nolo contendere earlier this year to two counts of first-degree sexual assault, two counts of video voyeurism, and two counts of production of child pornography. Curran was also ordered to register as a sex offender and undergo sex offender counseling. ...

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