Gabrielle Caracciolo

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News Reporter at WJAR-TV (Cranston, RI)

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Closing arguments expected in the Aaron Thomas 'naked fat tests' trial

3 days ago | turnto10.com | Gabrielle Caracciolo

Aaron Thomas, center, is shown at his sexual assault trial in Washington County Superior Court in South Kingstown, Friday, May 9, 2025. (WJAR/Pool)
Edesia payments restored, but new orders needed

3 weeks ago | turnto10.com | Gabrielle Caracciolo

(WJAR) — After weeks of waiting, Quonset-based nonprofit Edesia is getting federal funds owed from fiscal year 2024, but the federal government isn't placing new orders yet, leading to continued concerns. CEO Navyn Salem said the nonprofit has been paid for product produced and shipped from FY2024 orders.
Illegal marijuana cultivation likely sparked fire, police chief says

3 weeks ago | turnto10.com | Gabrielle Caracciolo
Rhode Island boy's embrace with Pope Francis still resonates a decade later

3 weeks ago | turnto10.com | Gabrielle Caracciolo

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — A boy from Rhode Island was the heart of one of the first viral images of Pope Francis' papacy, in an embrace seen around the world. Just two weeks after becoming Pope, the new leader of the Catholic church took a then 8-year-old Dominic Gondreau into his arms after Easter Sunday mass in 2013. "It never gets old. It's the gift that keeps on giving," his father Paul Gondreau said. "He's inextricably linked Pope Francis is with our family.
'No need for it': Expert says students didn't need to be naked for body composition tests

4 weeks ago | turnto10.com | Gabrielle Caracciolo

An expert witness testified Thursday a person does not need to be naked for body composition testing. Dr. Laurie Milliken, an associate professor at University of Massachusetts Boston and CEO of the Global Health and Body Composition Institute, was called to the stand as an expert witness in the trial of Aaron Thomas. "Usually you try to get minimal clothing but you never ask them to take their clothes off, there’s just no need for it," she testified.
Key witness in Aaron Thomas trial questioned about mental health in cross-examination

4 weeks ago | turnto10.com | Gabrielle Caracciolo

SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (WJAR) — A key witness in the Aaron Thomas trial returned to the stand Wednesday for continued cross-examination, forced to defend his memory and answer questions about his mental health treatment. Defense attorney John MacDonald worked to poke holes in the former student's testimony, specifically regarding where and when his first "naked fat test" occurred.
Two more former students testify against Aaron Thomas in sexual assault case

1 month ago | turnto10.com | Gabrielle Caracciolo

Two more former North Kingstown High School students took the stand Monday to testify that they felt pressured to take their underwear off during so-called naked fat tests. They were the sixth and seventh students to testify in the trial of former high school basketball coach Aaron Thomas and the 13th and 14th overall witnesses for the state. Thomas is facing a second-degree child molestation and second-degree sexual assault charge. He's pleaded not guilty to both.
Aaron Thomas denies students took clothes off during fat tests in 2021 police interview

1 month ago | turnto10.com | Gabrielle Caracciolo

SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (WJAR) — In a 2021 interview with North Kingstown police, Aaron Thomas repeatedly told officers that students did not take their clothes off during so-called fat tests conducted in his office. The final portion of a video recording of the interview played in court during the fifth day of his trial Friday. Thomas is facing charges of second-degree child molestation and second-degree sexual assault.
Witness cross-examined at trial of former North Kingstown coach charged with sex assault

1 month ago | turnto10.com | Gabrielle Caracciolo

SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (WJAR) — Aaron Thomas' defense team on Tuesday continued the cross-examination of a key witness to start the second day of the former North Kingstown coach's trial. Aaron Thomas faces trial for sexual assault and child molestation in Washington County Superior Court in South Kingstown, Monday, April 7, 2025. (WJAR) Thomas is charged with one count of second-degree child molestation and one count of sexual assault.
Local Tesla owners express concern amid uptick in vandalism cases

1 month ago | turnto10.com | Gabrielle Caracciolo