Pawtucket man found guilty of child molestation

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — The Rhode Island Attorney General’s Office said Tuesday a Pawtucket man was found guilty of child molestation.

Attorney General Peter Neronha said the child was under the age of 14 and happened between 2015 and 2020.

Neronha said 41-year-old Miguel Montero was found guilty of first-degree child molestation after an eight-day trial.

The attorney general said the child told a family member about the assault in 2020, who then notified Department of Children, Youth, and Families and the Pawtucket Police Department.

Police then arrested Montero in September of 2020, added Neronha.

The 41-year-old is being held without bail pending a sentencing hearing.