Crime & Safety
Woonsocket Restaurant Manager Facing 8 Sexual Assault Charges
Prosecutors say Aaron Andrews sexually assaulted several co-workers at a restaurant in Woonsocket.
WOONSOCKET, RI — A Woonsocket man is facing eight sexual assault charges after he sexually assaulted several co-workers at a city restaurant, Attorney General Peter Neronha said Wednesday.
Aaron Andrews was charged on Sept. 1, with four counts of second-degree sexual assault, four counts of third-degree sexual assault, two counts of simple assault, one count of indecent solicitation of a child, and one count of electronically disseminating indecent material to a minor.
According to prosecutors, Andrews sexually assaulted several co-workers more than once between Jan. 1, 2022, and April 1, 2023. Prosecutors said the sexual assault took place at a Woonsocket restaurant, where Andrews was the manager.
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State authorities did not release the name of the restaurant.
Andrews is scheduled for a pre-arraignment conference at Providence County Superior Court on Jan. 8, 2024.
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