Rhode Island State Senator Nicholas Kettle pleaded not guilty on Monday to two counts of extortion. He said nothing to reporters while exiting the courthouse.
Kettle, a Republican from Coventry, was first elected in 2010, at the age of 19. He was still a student at the time. He was released on bail Monday, facing charges that he extorted another man for sex in 2011.
Lawyer J.A. Dixon-Acosta said the alleged extortion victim ran against Kettle as an independent four years ago.
