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June 20th, 2023
USVI: Man arrested for assaulting child with meat tenderiser

VI CONSORTIUM

FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI — A man accused of beating a child in his care with a meat tenderiser is now before the courts in the US Virgin Islands (USVI) on charges of child abuse.

April 4th, 2023
VI marks 20 years of observing Child Abuse Prevention & Awareness Month

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- April 2023 marks 20 years since the first observation of Child Abuse Prevention and Awareness Month in the Virgin Islands.

February 27th, 2023
USVI man accused of forcing minor to view a photo of his genitals

VI CONSORTIUM

FREDERIKSTED, ST Croix, USVI — A Frederiksted man who allegedly forced a minor to view a photo of his genitals and tried to pressure her into displaying hers is before the courts on child abuse charges.

June 21st, 2022
USVI man charged for rape, incest, child abuse against family member

VI CONSORTIUM

FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- A man who allegedly started sexually assaulting a minor family member when she was 11 years old was arrested on Thursday, June 16, 2022, and is facing several charges including rape, incest and child abuse.

January 21st, 2022
Legislation coming to allow for monitoring & tracking of sex offenders

DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI– The Virgin Islands will be introducing ‘The Sexual Offences Bill’ to provide a gender-sensitive legal framework relating to a broad range of sexual crimes in the territory as part of new legislation for 2022.

May 11th, 2021
Father of abused 4-year-old seeks help to get child to UK

VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- The father of a four-year-old boy that was recently allegedly physically abused on Virgin Gorda is seeking the help of the Virgin Islands community to assist him with travelling and medical expenses that would enable him to whisk his son away to the United Kingdom to live with him.

October 31st, 2020
Man arrested for allegedly raping 11-year-old girl

VI CONSORTIUM

CHRISTIANSTED, St Croix, USVI - USVI Police on Tuesday arrested and charged a 34-year-old man who allegedly raped a 11-year-old girl.

July 11th, 2017
We must be the voices of abused children- Annie Malone-Frett

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – According to the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF), studies show that a quarter and a half of all children around the world reported severe and frequent physical abuse. In addition, 215 million children are involved in child labour; a form of child abuse.

September 21st, 2015
UPDATE: Court protects identity of cop in indecent assault matter

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Magistrate Ayana Baptiste-DaBreo issued an order today, September 21, 2015 that the name, address, or any form of identity of the police officer charged with indecently assaulting a minor not be disclosed to the public in any form or fashion or should the complainant’s.

February 10th, 2015
'Target TV sta. owners & ‘the big ones’ on child abuse' – media reps.

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – At a recent seminar for media operatives looking at the issues that surround and fuel child abuse Television personality Mr Cromwell Smith aka Edju En Ka proposed that the government take a serious stand with owners of private television stations for showing certain programmes during certain times.

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