23-year-old Providence man arrested in Massachusetts on charges of aggravated statutory rape of a child

Chief Michael Miksch reports that the Hanson Police Department arrested a man on charges of aggravated statutory rape of a child following an investigation.

After 1:00 a.m. on Saturday, Hanson Police were made aware of a video posted on social media which showed 23-year-old Jared A. Soltys of Providence, with a minor in the area of Pleasant Street.

Upon arriving in the area, Hanson Officers spoke with both Soltys and the minor, and based on that investigation took Soltys into custody.

Soltys was charged with Procuring Liquor to a Person Under 21 and Aggravated Statutory Rape of a Child and was held on $20,000 bail at the Plymouth County House of Correction. Soltys will be arraigned in Plymouth District Court on Monday.