Crime & Safety
Newport Group Home Employee Arranged Fight, Assault On Two 15-Year-Old Girls: Providence Journal
The Journal's story about abuse and exploitation of group home children included an incident in Newport.

NEWPORT, RI—A story about abuse and exploitation of children inside Rhode Island group homes included a recent incident at a home for girls on Girard Avenue. According to the Providence Journal, an employee allegedly enticed two 15-year-old girls to go outside and fight. When they did, a female arrived and assaulted them, as the employee had pre-arranged. He since has quit his job with Child and Family Services. The girls suffered minor injuries, and police are investigating, the Journal said.
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