Former Cranston city councilor back at the ACI from home confinement

December 12, 2023 3:00 pm

Alex Dube,

Former Cranston Councilman Matthew Reilly appears in Kent County District Court on new charges, Thursday, June 8, 2023. (WLNE)

CRANSTON, R.I. (WLNE) — A former City Councilor for city of Cranston is back at the ACI after being on home confinement on drug and child molestation charges.

According to the Department of Corrections, Matt Reilly had been on home confinement until December 7, when he was brought back to the ACI.

A representative from the Department of Justice said Reilly is currently awaiting trial.

Back in June, Reilly was handed new charges relating to an inappropriate relationship with a minor. According to Cranston police, the legal guardian of a 12-year-old girl, who is unrelated to Reilly, filed a complaint against him.

Reilly is also facing a drug possession charge after he was found semi-conscious in his car on Pontiac Avenue in Cranston with a glass pipe and lighter in hand.

Reilly later submitted his letter of resignation from Ward 6 that month.