RI Supreme Court upholds man's child-sex conviction
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PROVIDENCE -- The state Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of a man on sexual assault and child-molestation charges. Barry A. Farley was found guilty in 2006 by a jury of molesting two children. He was sentenced to serve 15 years in prison, with another 15 years suspended with probation. Farley's appeal to Rhode Island's highest court argued the trial judge erred in letting the prosecution elicit testimony from a witness it had not disclosed during pre-trial discovery process; that a witness should not have been allowed to testify about her son's cognitive ability; and, that the judge should have cautioned the jury about the prosecutor's comments about the defense lawyer's "use of leading questions during cross-examination," the court opinion states. Farley wanted his conviction overturned and a new trial. But the Supreme Court affirmed the conviction. -- projo.com staff writer Michael P. McKinney 
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A resident of Barrington was convicted a year and 1/2 ago of molesting both of my daughters. He was given a suspended sentence and STILL IS NOT on the state's Sexual Offenders List. Different justice for different people.
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Tell us who so other Barrington residents can know.
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To Concern Person: As much as I would like to tell you who this monster is, I can't. The State of RI gives more rights to the molesters than the victims. If I told you, I would get in legal trouble. I do not understand why the appeal of his classification is taking so long. It wasn't one child, it was two. This is a no brainer. Parents in Barrington need to know who this creep is in order to protect their children.
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