PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — A Providence man was convicted Monday of assaulting a girl under the age of 14 for more than half a decade, R.I. Attorney General Peter Neronha announced.
Following a five-day trial, Kevin Frias, 42, was found guilty of two counts of first-degree child molestation and three counts of second-degree child molestation.
Prosecutors said Frias had assaulted the victim, who was known to him, multiple times at his Providence home between 2013 and 2018.
Frias is currently being held without bail at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) with a sentencing hearing scheduled for Jan. 10, 2025.
“I’m not interested in wasting words on this defendant,” Neronha said. “This child victim is a true hero, demonstrating incredible bravery in the face of unimaginable trauma. We must continue to support victims by creating safe environments for them to come forward so that they may heal, and we may bring perpetrators to justice.”
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