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October 11, 2007

Former Trudeau worker to be arraigned in rape case

A former employee of a center for developmentally disabled people is scheduled to be arraigned today in Superior Court, Warwick, to face charges that he repeatedly raped a client.

Prosecutors say Robert E. Bellow, 67, of North Kingstown, sexually assaulted a 41-year–old woman who was a client at the J. Arthur Trudeau Memorial Center.

Bellow faces more than a dozen charges of sexual assault for incidents that prosecutors say occurred between June 2006 and March 2007. A grand jury issued a secret indictment last month.

Bellow worked for Trudeau as a direct-support professional. Michael J. Healey, spokesman for the attorney general, likened the job to a home health aide - someone who cooks and cleans and administers medication to the adults at the center.

Posted by Brandie Jefferson  at 9:40 AM | Permalink

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