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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Prosecutors have dismissed charges against a man arrested during an abortion protest in Rhode Island last summer, according to court records and the man's lawyer.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A Rhode Island police officer accused of punching a woman at an abortion protest while he was off-duty has now been charged in connection with Friday's demonstration at the Statehouse.
A woman seeking the Democratic nomination for a state Senate seat says she was punched in the face at least twice by him.
The Rhode Island officer has been officially suspended from his job with pay pending an investigation.
A Rhode Island police officer accused of punching a woman at an abortion protest while he was off-duty has been charged with simple assault.