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June 17, 2008

Plea deal for W. Warwick man in child-molestation case

WEST WARWICK -- A local man initially indicted on 26 counts of child molestation and sexual assault pleaded no contest to five of the charges as part of a plea deal and sentencing in Kent County Superior Court today.

Richard R. Reynolds, 44, of 49A Cowesett Ave., entered the plea to three counts of first-degree child molestation, one count of second-degree child molestation and one count of second-degree sexual assault stemming from a series of incidents as far back as 2004. The remaining counts were dismissed as part of the deal.

In exchange, he was sentenced to 40 years at the Adult Correctional Institutions, in Cranston, with 8 years to serve and 32 years of the sentence suspended. He will remain on probation for 32 years after his release and be required to register as a sex offender.

According to Det. Sgt. Mark Bennett of the West Warwick police, Reynolds was friends with family members of the five girls he assaulted.

Reynolds’ case went to trial last month, but the proceedings ended in a mistrial. He was released on bail after the trial ended. A week later, Bennett said, he violated the terms of his bail and turned himself into police on an active warrant. He had been held without bail since May 30.

-- Journal staff writer Talia Buford

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