Crime & Safety
Portsmouth Man Sexually Assaulted Minor: Police
Police say Jess Roderiques "inappropriately touched" a minor during the summer of 2010.
PORTSMOUTH, RI — A Portsmouth man was arrested early Wednesday morning and charged with child molestation. Jess Roderiques, 55, was taken into custody just before 6:30 a.m. in his Turnpike Avenue home on a warrant. He faces several charges of child molestation.
Police say Roderiques "inappropriately touched" a minor in Portsmouth during the summer of 2010.
Roderiques was arraigned in Superior Court later Wednesday morning and charged with three counts of second-degree child molestation, with bail set at $25,000 with surety.
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The arrest was conducted through a collaboration of U.S. Marshals and the Rhode Island State Police Fugitive Task Force.
On March 27, 2019 at 6:25 a.m. The U.S. Marshals/ RI State Police Fugitive Task Force executed a Superior Court Bench Warrant for Jess Roderiques at his home, where he was taken into custody. The investigation... https://t.co/5OUAf72uYM
— Portsmouth Police RI (@PortsmouthPDRI) March 27, 2019
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