Crime & Safety

Coventry Man Charged With Possessing Child Pornography: Police

He was arrested by the Computer Crimes Unit/Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, police said.

COVENTRY, RI — A Coventry man was charged with possessing child pornography.

Marvin Mitchell, 79, was arrested about 6:30 a.m. Sept. 23 by the Rhode Island State Police Computer Crimes Unit/Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, the state police said in a media release.

Mitchell was processed at the Wickford Barracks and taken to Third Division District Court, according to the release.

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"Mr. Mitchell was arraigned before the Honorable Magistrate Joseph P. Ippolito where bail was set at $10,000 personal recognizance, with the special conditions of limited internet access and no contact with minors," the release said.

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