![]() ![]() ![]() I am grateful to the victim for coming forward and demonstrating strength and resiliency throughout the investigation and prosecution of this case.”Ĭerbo had been held without bail since his bail hearing in November 2018. “While nothing can reverse the damage he has caused, it is my hope that the defendant’s conviction and the long sentence imposed by the Court will bring a measure of justice for the victim and his family. “Here, the defendant, with the help of a co-defendant, came up with a scheme to use social digital media to identify a vulnerable child, and once identified, execute that scheme and prey on that child,” said Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha. Heuser is facing multiple felony charges, including including second-degree child molestation and conspiracy to commit first-degree child molestation. It is alleged that Heuser also sexually assaulted the victim, according to the attorney general’s office. Then Cerbo sexually assaulted the victim. ![]() They exchanged messages where the victim told Cerbo that he was 14 years old.Ĭerbo had co-defendant, Matthew Heuser, pick up the minor victim and drive him to the Cerbo’s home in Johnston. Prior to the assault, Cerbo connected with the victim using online dating app Grindr. He will be required to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life, attend counseling, and will be subject to community supervision requirements under state law. The court also issued a no-contact order between Cerbo and his victim. Keough sentenced Cerbo to 30 years, with nine years to serve and the balance of the sentence suspended with probation. Cerbo entered a plea of nolo contendere to one count of first-degree child molestation and one count of conspiracy to commit first-degree child molestation, according to the Rhode Island Attorney General’s office. Johnston man sentenced to serve 9 years in state prison for child molestationĪnthony Cerbo, 43, of Johnston, was sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to serve nine years at the Adult Correctional Institutions after pleading to sexually assaulting a male victim under the age of 14 in 2018. ![]()
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