The victim came forward in 2018, and investigators from the Pawtucket Police Department determined that the victim had been abused multiple times from the ages of 8 to 13.
On March 7 following the conclusion of a six-day trial before Superior Court Justice Daniel A. Procaccini, a jury found Milton Aponte, 43, guilty of one count of first-degree child molestation, three counts of second-degree child molestation, and one count of simple assault.
Aponte is being held without bail pending sentencing in this case, and for violating the terms of a previously imposed sentence for child molestation. He also is facing prosecution for failure to register as a sex offender, which is currently pending in Superior Court.
The defendant was previously convicted by a jury of first-degree child molestation in 1998. After his release from the Adult Correctional Institutions in 2012, the defendant was serving the remainder of a 40-year suspended sentence when he committed the new child molestation crimes.
March 10, 2022
Attorney General: Be vigilant against IRS scams during tax season
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha is asking Rhode Islanders to remain vigilant against Internal Revenue Service (IRS) imposter scams as state and federal tax deadlines approach. The Office of the Attorney General has received multiple reports of phone and email IRS…
