Cranston Man Accused Of Spying On Woman With Drone Charged With Child Molestation

CRANSTON, RI — A Cranston man who was accused of spying on a woman with a drone has been charged with child molestation, Attorney General Peter Neronha said Friday.

On Thursday, Christopher Jones, 50, was arrested and charged in Providence County Superior Court with one count of second-degree child molestation.

According to prosecutors, the sexual assault happened between April 8, 2003, and April 8, 2006. Prosecutors said the victim was under the age of 14.

Jones is scheduled for a pre-trial conference at Providence County Superior Court on March 5.

Jones was also arrested in June 2023 after a Cranston woman spotted a drone peering into her bathroom window, according to Cranston police.

Police said the woman was about to get in the shower when she heard a buzzing sound coming from the bathroom window, which was slightly open, according to police. Thinking the noise had something to do with her pool, the woman told police she went out to her backyard, where she spotted a drone hovering outside the bathroom window. Cranston police said they later determined Jones was the owner of the drone.

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