New Charge Brought Against Richard Perry; Two Alleged Victims Speak

At a Jan. 22 arraignment hearing in Sixth District Court, a new charge of second-degree child molestation was added to the list of counts against Richard Perry, 55, of Warren, East Bay Newspapers reported today.

Two of Perry's alleged victims were in the courtroom during the hearing, according to a report on eastbayri.com posted this afternoon.

State Police arrested Perry in December, and charged him with two counts each of first- and second-degree child molestation.

Rick Lombardi, of Providence, and Jim Phillips, of Warren, said they plan to testify at Perry's upcoming trial, the website reported. He is next scheduled for a pre-trial hearing on March 21.