CRANSTON, R.I. -- A science teacher at Cranston West High School was charged with sexual assault Thursday after four female students reported inappropriate touching. Charles Pearson, 58, of 130 Myrtle Avenue, Warwick, faces 12 counts of second-degree sexual assault, a news release from Cranston police said Thursday evening. The high school called police on March 24 to report that a female student had complained of a science teacher [...]