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May 5, 2006

3 ACI guards accused of assaulting 5 inmates

PROVIDENCE -- Three state prison guards, including a captain who allegedly forced an inmate to taste his own feces, were arrested today for assaulting five inmates at the Adult Correctional Institutions.

Capt. Gualter Botas, 37, was charged today with eight counts of simple assault; Lt. Kenneth Vivieiros, 53, was charged with four counts of simple assault, and Ernesto Spaziano, 37, was charged with one count of simple assault.

They were arraigned on the misdemeanors today in District Court and released on their own recognizance.

If convicted, ACI Director A.T. Wall said today he would move to fire the three officers who will remain suspended from work with pay.

-- Journal staff writer W. Zachary Malinowski

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