Cumberland Man Gets 22 Years For Pawtucket Sexual Assault

CUMBERLAND, RI — A Cumberland man has been sentenced to serve 22 years in prison after being convicted of three counts of first-degree sexual assault in connection with a 2019 attack at a home in Pawtucket, Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today.

James Robinson, 33, was found guilty on Feb. 11 by at Providence County Superior Court following a two-week jury trial presided over by Justice Stephen Nugent. At Tuesday’s sentencing hearing, Robinson was ordered to spend 45 years at the Adult Correctional Institutes with 22 years to serve and the balance suspended with probation. The court issued a no contact order between Robinson and the victim, and further required Robinson to attend counseling and comply with all statutory requirements relating to sex offender registration.

“No sentence, however long, can undo the harm the defendant inflicted on the victim here through his criminal misconduct. That said, the long years of imprisonment now facing the defendant – every one of them entirely deserved – will hopefully provide the victim with some sense of justice and deter others who would commit acts of sexual violence,” Neronha stated. “I am grateful to the victim for her strength and courage in coming forward, for making sure that her voice was heard, and for seeing this case through to a successful conclusion.”

On the evening of February 1, 2019, Robinson sexually assaulted the victim, who was known
to him, at a home in Pawtucket, prosecutors said. The morning after the assault, the victim filed a complaint with the Pawtucket Police Department. Robinson was brought in for questioning and admitted to sexual contact with the victim.

This case was tried by Assistant Attorney General Meghan McDonough and Special Assistant Attorney General Jessica Villella. The police investigation was led by Sergeant Nathan Gallison of the Pawtucket Police Department.

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