By Thomas J. Morgan
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced Friday that Michael Jelley, 47, whose last known address was 79 Wood Ave., Woonsocket, was found guilty by a Providence County Superior Court jury of two counts of first-degree sexual assault.
During the trial, presided over by Superior Court Justice William E. Carnes Jr., the state presented evidence that on Oct. 7, 2007, Jelley sexually assaulted a 15-year-old girl. The victim reported the incident to a friend, who in turn told her mother and went to the police that day.
The defendant was ordered held at the Adult Correctional Institutions pending sentencing Feb. 14.