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Rhode Island correctional officer allegedly produced child porn
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Seth Crosby, 46, is charged with two charges of producing child pornography and one of video voyeurism, according to court records.
A high-ranking official at the Rhode Island Department of Corrections is accused of producing child pornography, officials announced last week.
Seth Crosby, 46, is charged with two charges of producing child pornography and one of video voyeurism, according to court records.
He is the deputy chief of the office of investigations and intelligence with RIDOC, a former Air Force captain, and retired Johnston, R.I. police officer, according to his LinkedIn.
“It’s a terrible misunderstanding,” Crosby told WJAR after his arraignment last week. The news station reported that he attempted to record two juveniles having sex in the basement of his Cranston, R.I. home.
“According to both juveniles, while engaged in the sexual activities, they noticed a hand holding a phone with a lens pointed in their direction” last month, the prosecutor said in court on Wednesday, WJAR shared.
Investigators said Crosby’s phone did create media files at the time of the incident, the news station reported.
The Providence Journal reported that Crosby’s wife and the female juvenile, who is a family relative, then filed a complaint with the Rhode Island State Police.
The pair also reported a 2021 incident where Crosby allegedly hid a camera to record the girl taking a shower. Crosby claimed it was there to monitor something unrelated, the Journal reported.
Crosby’s lawyer did not return a request for comment Sunday evening but told The Boston Globe that the charges are “completely uncharacteristic.”
RIDOC said Crosby, who is a deputy chief inspector, was placed on paid administrative leave. The department declined to comment on personnel matters.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha will release on Wednesday findings from a multiyear investigation into child sexual abuse in the Diocese of Providence.
According to the attorney general’s office, the report will detail the diocese’s handling of clergy abuse over decades.
While the smallest state in the U.S., Rhode Island is home to the country’s largest Catholic population per capita, with nearly 40% of the state identifying as Catholic, according to the Pew Research Center.
Neronha first launched the investigation in 2019, nearly a year after a Pennsylvania grand jury report found more than 1,000 children had been abused by an estimated 300 priests in that state since the 1940s. The 2018 report is considered one of the broadest inquiries into child sexual abuse in U.S. history.
Neronha’s investigation involved entering into an agreement with the Diocese of Providence to gain access to all complaints and allegations of child sexual abuse by clergy dating back to 1950. Neronha’s office said in 2019 that the goal of the report was to determine how the diocese responded to past reports of child sexual abuse, identify any prosecutable cases, and ensure that no credibly accused clergy were in active ministry.
Rhode Island State Police also helped with the investigation.
Rhode Islanders who plan to join in the global celebration of Irish culture can choose from big and small events, including a parade in Providence.
The March 17 holiday falls on a Tuesday this year, and many big events will be held the weekend of March 14-15. Originally a modest, religious feast day honoring the patron saint of Ireland, St. Patrick’s Day today is a vibrant, boisterous holiday observed by millions of people regardless of their heritage.
The Providence parade is March 21.
We’ve rounded up 10 more events to help you celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. But first, are you planning an event this spring? Feature it, so nearby readers see it all across Patch — including in roundups like this!
Here’s your guide to St. Patrick’s Day fun in Rhode Island:
Local News
The two victims were identified as a husband and wife from Rhode Island, local officials said.
A Rhode Island husband and wife in their 50s were identified as the two people killed in a Swansea car crash Friday night.
Carlolyn Carcasi, 54, and James Carcasi, 53, of Bristol, Rhode Island, were killed in the Feb. 27 crash, the office of Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn said in a press release Monday.
The crash occurred at the intersection of Route 136 and Route 6 in Swansea, Quinn’s office said.
Police in Cranston, Rhode Island identified the driver who allegedly hit the couple as Demitri Sousa, 28. Sousa allegedly shot and killed a man in Rhode Island nearly four hours before the crash, Cranston police said.
At around 12:18 a.m. Friday, Swansea police spotted Sousa’s Infiniti barreling down Route 6, Swansea officials said previously.
The couple was driving southbound on Route 136 when the Sousa crashed into the side of a Subaru Ascent. Both cars had “catastrophic damage,” and the Subaru was engulfed in flames, Swansea fire and police officials said.
Both occupants of the Subaru were declared dead at the scene, Swansea officials said.
Sousa was transported to a local hospital, where he is being treated for serious injuries. He is expected to live and will be held in Cranston police custody until he is medically cleared, police said Sunday.
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