Crime & Safety
Warwick Man Facing 5 Child Molestation Charges
Prosecutors say Steven Porricelli, 52 sexually assaulted a child under 14 five times in May 2023.
WARWICK, RI — A Warwick man is facing several child molestation charges, following his arrest in May, Attorney General Peter Neronha said Wednesday.
On July 14, Neronha's office charged Steven Porricelli, 52, with five counts of second-degree child molestation.
According to prosecutors, Porricelli sexually assaulted a child under 14 several times at a Warwick home on or around May 19. No further details pertaining to the accusations were leased.
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Porricelli is scheduled for a pre-trial conference in Kent County Superior Court in Warwick on Aug. 18.
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