@spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works
Alleged crack-smoking city councilman who went viral is now accused of molesting a child
2026-07-08 20:31 UTC
An embattled former city councilman in Rhode Island who was arrested earlier this month after an officer found him asleep in his car with a crack pipe and a lighter in his hand is behind bars again, this time for allegedly sexually assaulting and molesting a child. Former Cranston City Councilman Matthew R. Reilly, a Republican, was taken into custody without incident on Thursday and charged with one count each of first-degree child molestation, second-degree child molestation, and enticement of a person under the age of 16, court records reviewed by Law&Crime show.
According to a press release from the Cranston Police Department, officers with CPD and the North Kingstown Police Department on June 8 responded to Reilly’s home in the 20 block of Delwood Street where they executed an arrest warrant on the onetime local politician.
Replies (4)
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@stringere@sh.itjust.works 2026-07-09 03:01
Former Cranston City Councilman Matthew R. Reilly, a Republican O.o
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@DarkFuture@lemmy.world 2026-07-08 23:16
Well yeah, he’s a member of the GOP. If we’re looking for a challenge we need to find a member of the GOP that isn’t a child molester.
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@SoloCritical@lemmy.world 2026-07-08 22:30
I’m beginning to think republicans aren’t to be trusted around children
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@tomiant@piefed.world 2026-07-09 00:37
Yeah earlier this month in 2023, just FEI.