Providence Police arrest man guilty of sexual assault for failing to register as sex offender for 7th time

Police have arrested a local man, deemed as a dangerous individual, for failing to register as a sex offender for the 7th time after being found guilty of multiple sexual assaults.

According to police, 53-year-old Richard “Deek” Giles was arrested by the Providence Police on May 13th on a West Warwick Police warrant for failure to register as a sex offender.

He was arraigned at Kent County Court and held as a violator.

Giles was wanted by the West Warwick Police for failure to register as a sex offender. Police stated that he is a Level Three (highest risk) sex offender and was convicted of 1st Degree Sexual Assault in 1999. He was also convicted on a different 1st and 2nd Degree Sexual Assault charge in 2014. He has also been convicted six times for failure to register as a sex offender.

Police thanked all who assisted in apprehending Giles.