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April 25, 2008

Former councilman in court today for sexual assault

A former Central Falls Councilman who has been charged with several counts of sexual assault of a 15-year-old boy is scheduled for a conference today in Superior Court.

Luis Gil, 45, of Central Falls was arrested in November after Providence police allegedly found him in a car, partially dressed in a car with the 15-year-old boy.

Police say the boy was in the back seat, buttoning his jeans and trying to put a shirt on.

The boy and Gil allegedly met in August while the boy was waiting for a bus. Gill approached the boy at the bus stop, but the boy declined to go with him, according to police reports.

Gill followed the bus until the boy got off, talked to him, and the two went to Lincoln Woods in Lincoln, police said, where they twice had consensual sex.

In all, Gil faces four charges of third-degree sexual assault, which involves a defendant older than 18 who engages in sexual penetration with someone older than 14 and younger than 16.

Gil was not seeking another term as councilman when the allegations were raised. He resigned Nov. 23 after repeated calls for him to step down from Central Falls Mayor Charles Moreau and a majority of the five-member council.

Posted by Brandie Jefferson  at 7:37 AM | Permalink

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