Westport man arrested on multiple child rape charges - Newport Dispatch
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Westport man arrested on multiple child rape charges

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WESTPORT — Westport Police Detectives, with assistance from the Swansea Police Department, arrested Steven Correia of Blossom Road on Friday, March 28 on a felony warrant following an investigation into multiple sexual assault allegations.

Correia faces two counts of rape of a child with force, according to police.

Additional charges include aggravated rape of a child under 12, aggravated rape of a child over 12, and two counts of indecent assault and battery on a child under 14.

He is also charged with indecent assault and battery on a person 14 or over.

Correia was initially held on $100,000 bail following his arrest.

After arraignment, a judge ordered him held without bail pending a dangerousness hearing.

The hearing is scheduled for April 1 at the Fall River Justice Center.

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