State Police Arrest Former Coach on Molestation Charges
Richard Perry, 55, of Warren, was indicted by a Providence County grand jury last Thursday.
The Rhode Island State Police announced the arrest of a former youth football and baseball coach and custodian at a local school on two counts each of first- and second-degree child molestation charges. In a statement released over the weekend, Col. Steven O'Donnell said that state and Bristol Police officers arrested Richard Perry, 55, of 50 Arlington Ave., Warren, following a six-month investigation. According to O'Donnell, Perry is a former Pop Warner football coach and Bristol Little League coach and umpire, and formerly worked as a custodian at Kickemuit Middle School. Officers presented Perry for arraignment in Providence Superior Court on Dec. 13 before Magistrate Susan Kenny, who ordered Perry held without bail. Perry is …
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7:27 pm on Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Although the act is reprehensible, I am not surprised nothing (allegedly) surfaced. Everyone knows everyone in Bristol and even minor cover ups are common. I have witnessed a big time athlete sucker punch and injure a "regular" male in the high school. THE VICTIM WAS SUSPENDED......the athlete, NOTHING!!!! more ›