Crime & Safety
Newport Boy, 17, Charged with Molesting 5-Year-Old Girl
A 17-year-old Newport boy is charged with molesting a 5-year-old girl at the daycare where he worked.
A 17-year-old Tender Care Learning Center intern was arrested on Tuesday after another employee allegedly videotaped him molesting a 5-year-old girl in the center's care.
The 17-year-old Newport boy was charged with second degree child molestation, a felony, on Tuesday, Aug. 13 at 4:40 p.m. after he allegedly put his hands up the shorts of a 5-year-old girl who was in the child center's care earlier that afternoon.
The victim reportedly told police that when the 17-year-old touched her "her private parts hurt." She also drew a picture of a little girl crying because "her privates hurt."
Her mother took her to Hasbro Children's Hospital for an examination.
The 17-year-old was charged and later transported to the state Training School for Boys.
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