SK Teen Charged With 13 Felony Sex Crimes

A South Kingstown man was charged on June 15 with 13 felonies for child molestation and sexual assault, following an investigation by DCYF and an arrest by South Kingstown police.

Charles Henry Kenner, 18, of 364 Curtis Corner Road, Apt. #B20, is charged with seven counts of first-degree child molestation, two counts of second-degree child molestation, and four counts of first-degree sexual assault. All 13 charges are felonies.

Police said Kenner is a student at the Bradley School.

Because of the nature of the charges, no information about the alleged incidents was released. They allegedly occurred on June 9, and at least two of the charges involved a knife or other cutting tool. The victims were identified as a 14-year-old girl, an 11-year-old boy and a 12-year-old boy.

According to police reports, the crimes were reported by a 28-year-old Providence man, and also an investigator with DCYF.

According to a report from patrolman Michael G. Sousa, he was aware of the warrants out for Kenner’s arrest, and saw him walking north on North Road at about 6:28 p.m. on June 15. Sousa said that Kenner was arrested without incident.

This is at least Kenner’s second arrest, according to records on the Rhode Island Judiciary’s online courts database.

In September 2011, no contest pleas were filed for Pawtucket police charges of disorderly conduct and vandalism. He was ordered to pay restitution. The file was scheduled to be destroyed on September 7, 2012, if Kenner avoided arrest.

At his arraignment for the felony charges on June 18, Kenner was denied bail. Another bail hearing is scheduled for June 27, and felony screening is scheduled for July 31. According to the ACI online database, Kenner is currently incarcerated.