Crime & Safety
RI Statewide Grand Jury Indicts Woonsocket Man
Johnny Sanchez, 35, will face a trial for alleged child molestation and sexual assault, the state Attorney General's office said.

WOONSOCKET, RI— The statewide grand jury on Jan. 10 reported out an indictment charging a Woonsocket man with multiple sex offenses. Johnny Sanchez, 35, was charged with first degree child molestation, four counts of first degree sexual assault and one count of third degree sexual assault. Police allege he assaulted a teenage girl several times between Feb. 1, 2014 and Nov. 9, 2015. He knew the girl, police said, and the alleged incidents happened in Woonsocket. Sanchez is next due in Providence County Superior Court on Jan. 31.
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