A man was arrested and charged after a woman reported she was sexually assaulted inside a McDonald’s restaurant in Estate La Reine, St. Croix, according to the Virgin Islands Police Department.
Police said a female victim reported on June 2 that Neil Durrant sexually assaulted her at about 1:38 p.m. at the restaurant. The case was assigned to the Criminal Investigation Bureau, whose investigation identified Durrant as the suspect, according to the police report.
On June 3, investigators made contact with Durrant and transported him to the Wilbur H. Francis Command Police Station, where he was advised of his Miranda rights, police said.
Durrant was arrested and charged with first-degree unlawful sexual contact and simple assault and battery. Bail was set at $35,000. Unable to post bail, he was transported to the John Bell Correctional Facility pending his advice of rights hearing, according to the police report.
