Crime & Safety

Coventry Man Facing 2 Child Molestation Charges

Prosecutors say Paul Dadamo, 72, sexually assaulted a child under age 14 several times between November 2016 and November 2018.

COVENTRY, RI — A Coventry man is facing charges after molesting a child under age 14 several times in one day, Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha said Wednesday.

On Friday, Paul Dadamo, 72, was charged in Kent County Superior Court in Warwick with two counts of second-degree child molestation.

Prosecutors said Dadamo sexually assaulted his victim several times on a day sometime between November 2016 and November 2018.

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Dadamo is scheduled for arraignment in Kent County Superior Court on July 28.

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