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May 23, 2008

Grand jury indicts Bristol men on molestation charges

PROVIDENCE -- The Providence County Grand Jury has indicted two Bristol men on multiple child molestation charges in connection with incidents involving a 14-year-old boy.

Raymond Grenier, 53, and Sedonio Rodriques, 57, a gay couple who have served as foster parents, were arrested by the Bristol police in February after the state Department of Children, Youth and Families received an anonymous tip.

Grenier was indicted on three counts of first-degree child molestation, two counts of first-degree child molestation, and one count of indecent solicitation of a child. Rodriques was indicted on two counts of first-degree child molestation, one count of second-degree child molestation and one count of indecent solicitation of a child.

The incidents are alleged to have occurred in Bristol between Sept. 1, 2005, and Dec. 31, 2006.

DCYF began its investigation after receiving the tip in late November. The tip concerned the licensed foster home of Rodriques and Grenier, who had two adopted children and two foster children.

A preliminary investigation concluded that the children were in "immediate peril," according to a DCYF spokesman. On Nov. 30, DCYF workers, escorted by Bristol police, removed the four children from the home at 26 Sampson St., Bristol.

The men were taken into custody Feb. 22.

Rodriques and Grenier will be arraigned in Providence County Superior Court on June 18.

-- Journal staff writer Alex Kuffner

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