Judge releases Johnson & Wales student charged with sexual assault; bail hearing pending for 3 others

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The roommate of one of three Johnson & Wales University students charged in connection with the alleged sexual assaults of two female freshmen at the university was released Monday after surrendering his passport.Yazeed Alasiri, 23, a senior charged with second-degree sexual assault for allegedly groping an 18-year-old freshman at an apartment on Central Avenue in Pawtucket, was released shortly after noon by Rhode Island District Court Judge Anthony [...]