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February 8, 2008

Coventry man indicted on child molestation charges

A Coventry man has been indicted on several counts of child molestation.

Thomas Phillips, 44, of 80 Read Schoolhouse Road ia accused of committing two first-degree child molestation crimes and two second-degree molestation crimes in Coventry on someone 14 or younger between May 1 and Aug. 31, 2002, Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch's office said today.

Phillips is also accused in the indictment of commiting one second-degree child molestation crime in Coventry on someone 14 or younger in December 2002.

The statewide grand jury handed up a secret indictment on Wednesday naming Phillips.

Lynch's office screened the case and presented it to the grand jury, which resulted in the secret indictment -- meaning neither an arrest nor a District Court complaint generated it.

Coventry Police arrested Phillips, who was brought to Kent County Superior Court yesterday when the indictment was unsealed. He was arraigned before Judge William E. Carnes Jr., who ordered Phillips held without bail at the Adult Correctional Institutions in Cranston.

A bail hearing is slated for Feb. 18 at 2 p.m. before Judge Carnes.

-- projo.com staff writer Michael P. McKinney

Posted by Mike McKinney  at 1:14 PM | Permalink

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