A 36-year-old man wanted in connection with a 2023 sexual assault on St. Croix has surrendered to police, the V.I. Police Department reported.
Earl Shervington turned himself in to officers at the Wilbur H. Francis Command Police Station Thursday, accompanied by his defense attorney, according to the police report.
Police said the case stems from a Dec. 13, 2023, report in which a female victim told investigators that Shervington had sexually assaulted her. The Criminal Investigations Bureau was assigned to the case, and detectives later determined that Shervington “forced himself on the victim and sexually assaulted her,” the police report stated.
An arrest warrant was issued on Oct. 3 by a magistrate judge of the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands, charging Shervington with first-degree rape and first-degree unlawful sexual contact. His bail was set at $75,000, the report stated.
After turning himself in, Shervington was booked and allowed by the court to post 10% of his bail, the department said. He is scheduled to appear for an advice of rights hearing Friday, police said.
