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« Update: High court hears ballot question arguments | Today | Update: Providence police seek 2 cars in fatal hit-and-run » August 7, 2006Westerly officer pleads not guilty to sex assaultSOUTH KINGSTOWN -- Westerly police Officer Don M. Thompson pleaded not guilty this morning to two counts of second-degree sexual assault. Judge Edwin J. Gale, sitting in Washington County Superior Court, ordered Thompson released on $10,000 personal recognizance bail and scheduled a Sept. 18 pre-trial conference. Thompson, a six-year officer on the force, was charged after he was accused of assaulting a 17-year-old hostess at a Misquamicut restaurant. State police said Thompson followed the teenager to her car after speaking to her intermittently throughout the night at Paddy's Beach restaurant and bar. The state police said Thompson touched the girl, who resisted, and then exposed himself. -- projo.com staff writer Steve Peoples The teenager reported the incident to the police, who found Thompson at the Atlantic Avenue restaurant, records show. He then drove away at a "high rate of speed," despite commands to stop. He was located at the Venice Restaurant on Shore Road and taken to the Westerly Police Department under suspicion for driving under the influence of alcohol. Thompson has been suspended without pay since his arrest on June 26, said Westerly Chief Edward A. Mello. -- projo.com staff writer Steve Peoples Posted by Steve Peoples CommentsPost a commentPlease be civil. Vicious comments, personal attacks and profanity won't be published. Name and email are required; email address will not publish. |
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