Crime & Safety
Grand Jury Indicts Man for Raping Child in Cranston
Steven Vigeant was indicted and charged with two counts of first-degree child molestation and five counts of third degree sexual assault.
A 23-year-old Providence man today was indicted on two counts of first-degree child molestation and five counts of third-degree rape for allegedly molesting and sexually assaulting a child under 14 repeatedly between 2010 and 2011.
The Providence County Grand Jury reported out the indictment today.
According to a release from the Rhode Island Attorney General's office, Steven Vigeant, of 34 Monticello Ave., Providence, allegedly committed the crimes in Cranston and they were initially investigated by Cranston Police.
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The first degree child molestation incidents occurred between Sept. 1 of 2010 and March 6 of 2011. He committed rape on multiple occasions between March 7 and June 30 of 2011, the attorney general said.
Vigeant is being held without bail as a probation violator. He had previously been charged with marijuana possession.
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On the new charges, bail was set at $50,000 with surety and he was ordered to have no contact with the victim. He will appear in Providence County Superior Counrt on Dec. 5.
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