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Interim Report of the Statewide Grand Jury

Reported March 10, 2023

 

An indictment, information, or complaint is merely an allegation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

 

 

Luke Gedeon (age 45)

South Kingstown, RI

W1-2023-0107A

 

On March 10, 2023, the Statewide Grand Jury returned an indictment charging Luke Gedeon with a total of 14 counts comprising of first- and second-degree child molestation sexual assault as well as first- and second-degree sexual assault.

 

The alleged acts occurred on various dates between January 1, 2012, and September 1, 2022, in the town of South Kingstown. The South Kingstown Police Department conducted the investigation.

 

The defendant is scheduled to be arraigned on March 20, 2023, in Washington County Superior Court.

 

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