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« Providence detective pleads not guilty to assault / Photo | Today | Photo: Woman arraigned for sports bar stabbing » June 13, 2007MySpace meeting leads to child molestation chargePAWTUCKET – A 21-year-old Pawtucket man is held without bail today at the Adult Correctional Institutions on a charge of first-degree child molestation for allegedly having sexual intercourse with an 11-year-old Providence girl he met on MySpace. Otensi Dekargai, of 10 Anthony Ave. in Pawtucket, and the girl, whom the police are not identifying, had communicated via the Internet for a while before meeting once in person in April, Pawtucket Det. Lt. Daniel Mullen said today. Each apparently lied about their age, Mullen said. Dekargai said he was 17 or 18, and the girl said she was 16, he said. Dekargai allegedly picked up the girl at a pre-arranged meeting spot in Providence and drove her to a Pawtucket apartment, where the two had sex, Mullen said. He then apparently gave her cab fare to get back to Providence, according to the police. The police learned of the encounter after the girl was taken Monday to Women and Infants’ Hospital of Rhode Island for some “medical issues” she developed “as a result of this encounter,” Mullen said. He declined to say any more about her medical condition. -- projo.com staff writer Kate Bramson The hospital contacted the Providence police because of the nature of the girl’s health issues and her age, Mullen said. Once the police determined the incident happened in Pawtucket, the case was referred to that police department. The girl cooperated with the police and went into MySpace with the police to locate the man she had met there, Mullen said. Both Dekargai and the girl have said their encounter was consensual sex, according to Mullen. Rhode Island law, however, would not allow an 11-year-old to consent to sex. First-degree child molestation sexual assault is defined as sexual penetration with someone 14 years of age or under. A conviction on this charge carries a sentence of not less than 25 years and may be life imprisonment. Posted by Kate Bramson 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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