Ex-Minnesota principal charged with sexually assaulting student who lived with her

PROVIDENCE — A man accused of sexually assaulting a child in Rhode Island was taken into custody in Italy earlier this month after he failed to show up to his trial in July, according to prosecutors. Ferdinando Comparone, 33, of Cranston, R. I., was taken into custody in Italy on Oct. 7, Special Assistant Attorney General Jillian Dubois wrote in a recent court filing. Comparone faces two counts of first-degree child molestation for an alleged assault on a child 14 years old or younger in Providence sometime between June 2015 and September 2016, when Comparone would have been either 22 or 23 years old, according to an indictment filed against him. According to Dubois, Comparone failed to appear for his trial date on July 8, after he fled the United States on Dec. 23, 2025. Records show Comparone had turned over his passport to the court in December 2022. Comparone was initially charged by Rhode Island State Police in December 2022, indicted by a grand jury in May 2023, and pleaded not guilty the following month, records show. He was later released on $400,000 surety bail, Dubois wrote.

A Rhode Island man was arrested Sunday after allegedly breaking into and damaging a middle school in Attleboro and assaulting multiple police officers, police said. Jamison Grover, 25, of Pawtucket, faces three counts of assault and battery on a police officer, breaking and entering in the nighttime, and other charges, police said. He is scheduled to be arraigned Monday in Attleboro District Court. Grover allegedly rummaged through a number of student lockers and was later found with a pair of pink female underwear that police suspected he’d taken from the scene, according to a police report. Grover also allegedly damaged 13 window screens, police said. Officers responded to Brennan Middle School around 4:45 a.m. on Sunday after the building’s alarm system detected motion in several locations, police said. According to the security system, activity was detected in the school gym and girls’ locker room, the report stated. Grover was found outside the school, where he had locked himself in a police cruiser, the report said. Grover called 911 from an officer’s cell phone left inside the vehicle to report he was trapped and had been fleeing a man with a knife.

You have permission to edit this article. Powered by BLOX Content Management System from bloxdigital.com.

TorontoUpdated: October 14, 2026 at 9:10p.m. EDTPublished: October 14, 2026 at 8:37p.m. EDTToronto police have arrested Shaffat Hussain, 24, of Toronto, after allegedly sexually assaulting two students while identifying himself as a Grade 12 student. Warning: Graphic contentToronto police have arrested a man accused of sexually assaulting two students at a school last month. Police said they initially got a call for a sex assault in the area of Danforth Avenue and Birchmount Road on Oct. 9. Investigators then learned that a suspect entered a school on Sept. 30, identifying himself as a Grade 12 student. He then allegedly sexually assaulted two students. In a news release on Wednesday, the suspect was identified as 24-year-old Shaffat Hussain of Toronto. He has been charged with sexual interference and two counts of sexual assault. Police have released his image, as they believe there may be additional victims. They are asking anyone with information to contact investigators at 416-808-4100.

TorontoUpdated: October 14, 2026 at 9:10p.m. EDTPublished: October 14, 2026 at 8:37p.m. EDTToronto police have arrested Shaffat Hussain, 24, of Toronto, after allegedly sexually assaulting two students while identifying himself as a Grade 12 student. Warning: Graphic contentToronto police have arrested a man accused of sexually assaulting two students at a school last month. Police said they initially got a call for a sex assault in the area of Danforth Avenue and Birchmount Road on Oct. 9. Investigators then learned that a suspect entered a school on Sept. 30, identifying himself as a Grade 12 student. He then allegedly sexually assaulted two students. In a news release on Wednesday, the suspect was identified as 24-year-old Shaffat Hussain of Toronto. He has been charged with sexual interference and two counts of sexual assault. Police have released his image, as they believe there may be additional victims. They are asking anyone with information to contact investigators at 416-808-4100.

AtlanticNova ScotiaNew BrunswickPrince Edward Island Newfoundland and LabradorCalgaryLethbridgeKitchenerGuelphNorthern OntarioSudburyNorth BaySault Ste. MarieTimminsOttawaKingstonBrockvillePembrokeReginaYorktonSaskatoonPrince AlbertTorontoWatchWeatherPeelHamiltonDurhamYorkHaltonNiagaraQueen's ParkToronto City HallIn PicturesVancouverVancouver IslandCanadaLocal SpotlightRoyal FamilyPoliticsNanosPower PlayQuestion PeriodFederal Election 2025WorldMideast ConflictRussia-Ukraine WarWatchLatestCaptured on CameraPoliticsLifestyleConsumerHealthExplainedEntertainmentTechnologyDeception DecodedAutosEnvironmentBusinessInflationReal EstateAutos