BVI Police one Tuesday 15th December 2020 arrested and charged a 52-year-old male British Virgin Islands resident and native of St. Vincent and the Grenadines for raping a minor.
According to police, he is scheduled to appear in a closed court sitting of the Magistrate’s Court.
Detective Inspector John Antoine, Head of the Police’s Family and Juvenile Unit is asking the public to be sensitive when commenting on the matter on social media or in the public domain, especially since the victim is underaged.
“The circumstance surrounding this incident is so sensitive that the name of perpetrator and all parties involved in this incident are being withheld.” He also added, “we are asking that the individual names and circumstances surrounding of this incident be kept out of the public arena.”