EXCLUSIVE: Warrant Issued for Convicted Pedophile Richard Gardner’s Arrest
Friday, November 02, 2018
A warrant has been issued for the arrest of convicted pedophile and sex offender Richard Gardner, GoLocalProv.com has learned.
According to sources, the Cranston Police Department have been actively engaged in an investigation into Gardner and the terms of his parole, after he was released from custody on October 11 after serving 30 years for kidnapping and raping young boys in Rhode Island and Massachusetts.
PHOTO: See Warrant Being Issued BELOW
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTThat following Wednesday, following a community meeting, residents gathered outside of Gardner’s house in the Washington Park area of Providence yelling “we want him out.”
Community Response
Paroled child molester Gardner set up a conflict in Providence between those who want him out of their neighborhood -- and those arguing his rights need to be protected.
On October 20, Gardner married in Cranston -- see photos HERE.
A number of civil rights groups involved in criminal justice reform have issued a joint statement in response to outrage surrounding convicted sex offender Gardiner’s move to Providence. READ THEIR STATEMENT HERE
State Representative Joe Almeida wrote in a MINDSETTER™ column in GoLocal, "As a father, I am concerned as anybody else would be, with the release of convicted child rapist Mr. Richard Gardner into our Providence community. I am working to ensure all of our residents know that he will be living here and the danger that he poses."
Updated 3:38 p.m.
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