Crime & Safety
Johnston Man Facing 5 Child Molestation Charges
Prosecutors say Dezmond Choquette, 22, molested a child five times between June 2015 and January 2023.
JOHNSTON, RI — A Providence Grand Jury indicted a Johnston man after a prosecutor accused him of molesting a child several times across eight years, a spokesperson from the Rhode Island Attorney General's Office said Monday.
Dezmond Choquette, 22, was indicted in Providence County Superior Court on Friday. He was charged with two counts of first-degree child molestation and three counts of second-degree child molestation.
Prosecutors said the molestations occurred between June 25, 2015, and Jan. 24.
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Choquette is scheduled to be arraigned on Sept. 20 in Providence County Superior Court.
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