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Man Admits He Was Caught Trying To Meet Teen For Sex Acts: PM Patch RI
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Jimmy Bentley is the field editor for Patch covering Rhode Island He spends most of his time covering Cranston, Coventry, Newport, Narragansett, South Kingstown, Newport, Portsmouth, North Kingstown, Bristol, Warren, Tiverton and Little Compton. He was a reporter at the Plympton-Halifax Express and interned for Patch while earning his master's at Emerson College. In his free time, Jimmy hits concerts (sometimes reviewing them for Patch), watches movies and plays in a kickball league.
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The following people were arrested by Cranston police between April 13 and April 18.
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Nicholas Sannicandro, 34, also admits he tried to get one of the teen boys to meet him in Rhode Island for a sexual encounter.
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The following people were arrested by Cranston police between April 9 and April 13.
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