Gov. Chafee's son due back in court

PROVIDENCE, R.I. ( WPRI) - The 18-year-old son of Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee is due to appear in court Wednesday.

Last week, the Rhode Island Attorney General's office and the state police charged Caleb Chafee with one count of violating the state's social host law in connection with a May 28 party at the family's home in Exeter .

Caleb Chafee was issued a summons to appear in Washington County District Court.

In a statement Friday, Governor Chafee described underage drinking as "a major problem" and said he hopes other parents will use his son's situation to discuss it with their own children.

Rhode Island State Police began investigating the party after one teen got so drunk she needed to go to the hospital.

A police report, obtained by WPRO radio indicated that Caleb Chafee ordered a group of people to leave when the girl became sick, and told them not to call 911 until they were off the property.

Back in April, the teen was charged with attempting to buy alcohol after police said he tried to buy beer from a Jamestown liquor store.

Under the social host law, anyone between the ages of 18 and 21 years of age convicted of permitting the consumption of alcohol by under aged persons in his or her residence or on his or her property can be fined no more than $500, sentenced to 30 hours of community service and be ordered to attend an educational program about the dangers of under aged drinking.