Prostitution and Related Charging Documents (Cranston Police Department)
| Multi Request | Prostitution and Related Charging Documents |
| Submitted | Oct. 17, 2024 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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Communications
From: Bella Robinson
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Rhode Island Access to Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
All charging documents filed by your department in all cases of:
11-34.1-2. Prostitution
11-34.1-3. Procurement of sexual conduct for a fee.
11-34-11. Loitering for indecent purposes in or near schools
11-34.1-6 Soliciting from a vehicle
23-20.8-3 Practicing massage without a license
filed by your department between July of 2021 and the date this request is fulfilled.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Bella Robinson
From: Cranston Police Department
See attached reports.
From: Bella Robinson
Thanks for these documents. Please provide the narrative for the Angelica Ferrer case.
From: Cranston Police Department
Pursuant to the Access to Public Records Act, the records you have requested (or a portion of the records you have requested) do not constitute public records. No reasonable segregable information exists.
Specifically, those reports are exempt from public disclosure pursuant to the following sections of R.I. Gen. Laws § 38-2-2(4)(D)(c) Could reasonably be expected to constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
Records relating to management and direction of a law enforcement agency and records or reports reflecting the initial arrest of an adult and the charge or charges brought against an adult shall be public. You were provided with the initial arrest reports and charges for both incidents.
R.I.G.L. Section 38-2-8 sets forth the procedures for appealing the denial.
(a) “Any person or entity denied the right to inspect a record of a public body may petition the chief administrative officer Col. Michael J. Winquist, the Colonel of the Cranston Police Department, for a review of the determinations made by his or her subordinate. The chief administrative officer shall make a final determination whether or not to allow public inspection within ten (10) business days after the submission of the review petition.
If the custodian of the records or the chief administrative officer determines that the record is not subject to public inspection, the person or entity seeking disclosure may file a complaint with the attorney general 150 South Main Street, Providence, Rhode Island, 02903. The attorney general shall investigate the complaint and if the attorney general shall determine that the allegations of the complaint are meritorious, he or she may institute proceedings for injunctive or declaratory relief on behalf of the complainant in the superior court of the county where the record is maintained. Nothing within this section shall prohibit any individual or entity from retaining private counsel for the purpose of instituting proceedings for injunctive or declaratory relief in the superior court of the county where the record is maintained.” It is also my understanding that additional information concerning the Access to Public Records Act may be available through the Attorney General’s website at www.riag.org.
Thank you for your interest in keeping government open and accountable to the public.
From: Cranston Police Department
See attached.
