PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter Neronha announced today that a Rhode Island man has been sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to 30 years in state prison for sexually assaulting a juvenile female victim between 2014 and 2017.
On Tuesday, Superior Court Justice Joseph A. Montalbano sentenced 60-year-old Johnnie Doe of Pawtucket to 40 years, with 30 years to serve and 40 years of probation. Judge Montalbano also issued a No Contact Order between the defendant and the victim, and ordered that the defendant register as a sex offender and undergo sex offender counseling. On April 14, 2025, following the conclusion of a four-day trial, a jury found Doe guilty of three counts of first-degree sexual assault.
Doe was previously convicted, after a jury trial, of four counts of second-degree child molestation on June 13, 2022. On August 22, 2022, Superior Court Justice Stephen P. Nugent sentenced the defendant to 25 years with 12 years to serve at the Adult Correctional Institutions. The two sentences will run consecutively.
Doe has also been charged with one count of first-degree child molestation in a separate pending case.
“This victim demonstrated extraordinary bravery in coming forward and telling her story, and because she did so, this defendant received a lengthy sentence for his crimes,” said Attorney General Neronha. “The more we can foster supportive environments for victims to come forward, the more accountability we will achieve. Thank you to the prosecutors in my office and the Pawtucket Police Department for their partnership in this difficult case.”
During the trial, the State proved that between 2014 and 2017, Doe sexually assaulted a juvenile female victim who was known to him.
Special Assistant Attorneys General Jonathan Burke and Taylor Matook of the Attorney General’s Office and Detective Andrew Torres of the Pawtucket Police Department led the investigation and prosecution of the case.
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