Crime & Safety
Coventry Man Indicted on Rape Charges
Shawn Larkin, 19, is alleged to have raped an individual in February.
A 19-year-old Coventry man has been indicted by the Statewide Grand Jury on charges of first-degree sexual assault, assault with intent to commit first-degree sexual assault and violation of a no contact order.
Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin said that Shawn Larkin, of 176 Hammet Road, Coventry, allegedly raped a person on or about Feb. 19 at the same time there was a no-contact order barring him from contacting the victim.
The incidents occurred in Coventry and Coventry police conducted the investigation.
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Larkin is currently on home confinement and is due to appear in Kent County District Court on June 12 for arraignment.
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