An arrest warrant was obtained on June 8, in connection to a report made in March of inappropriate touching. On June 12, Rafea Abdallah Hassan, 30, was arrested by members of the Criminal Investigation Bureau without incident, reported the Virgin Islands Police Department.
According to a police report, on March 29, a woman presented at the Wilbur H. Francis Command Police Station and reported being inappropriately touched by a man while at work. Following an investigation, the suspect was identified as Hassan.
He was booked, processed, and posted bail in the amount of $500. Hassan was released pending an advice of rights hearing on Monday, June 15, at the Superior Court.
