Crime & Safety

Cranston Child Pornography Possessor Nabbed: Cops

The Cranston man was arrested by the Computer Crimes Unit/Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, police said.

CRANSTON, RI — A Cranston man was charged with possessing child pornography, police said.

Gaetano Faraone, 35, was arrested Thursday by the Rhode Island State Police Computer Crimes Unit/Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, the state police said in a media release.

"Mr. Faraone was transported to State Police Headquarters, where he was processed, and to Third District Court," the release said.

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Faraone was arraigned and released on his own recognizance with special conditions of no unsupervised contact with minors and restricted internet access, according to the release.

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