RI Man Convicted of Abuse of an 11-Month-Old

RI Man Convicted of Abuse of an 11-Month-Old

A Rhode Island man has been convicted of abusing an 11-month-old baby, announced Attorney General Peter Neronha's office on Monday.

Jarid Ventura, 32, of Tiverton, was found guilty on October 22, 2019, of one count each of second-degree child abuse, domestic assault, domestic vandalism, and resisting arrest.

Ventura is scheduled to be sentenced on December 10, 2019, in Newport County Superior Court.

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He is currently being held without bail at the Adult Correctional Institutions.

The Case

According to the Attorney General’s office, during the trial, the prosecutors proved that during the night of July 9, 2019, Ventura struck the 11-month-old child of his girlfriend with whom he lived with at the time in Tiverton.

When Ventura’s girlfriend confronted him the morning of July 10, 2019, about bruising on the 11-month-old’s face, the two argued and Ventura struck her in the face as well.

During the altercation, Ventura also broke the windshield of her vehicle.

The Tiverton Police Department responded to the incident and, while attempting to take Ventura into custody, he resisted.