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August 30, 2007

Warwick man indicted on child molestation charges

WARWICK -- A local man was indicted today by the Providence Grand Jury on child molestation charges stemming from a Pawtucket case last year.

Christopher Smith, 26, of 393 Palmer Ave., Warwick, was indicted on three counts of first-degree child molestation and two counts of second-degree child molestation.

The charges stem from what police say was Smith’s actions between August and December 2006 when he allegedly molested a preteen girl while her mother was not at home.

Smith was living in the home with the child’s mother in Pawtucket at the time.

Police said they were alerted to the alleged abuse via a hot line and the Department of Children, Youth and Families. Smith was arrested in March and has been held without bail at the ACI.

In April, the case was referred to the grand jury, which handed up the indictment.
Smith will be arraigned in Providence County Superior Court on Sept. 19.

-- Journal staff writer Talia Buford

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