Johnston man gets 16 years in child molestation case

(WJAR) — A Johnston man was sentenced to serve 16 years at the Adult Correctional Institutions following his conviction in a child molestation case, the Rhode Island Attorney General’s office announced on Wednesday.

A judge sentenced 24-year-old Dezmond Choquette to 30 years, with 16 to serve at the ACI, and issued a no-contact order between the defendant and the victim.

The prosecution says Choquette sexually assaulted a juvenile male known to him between June 2015 and January 2023…

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