John McCarthy
FREDERIKSTED — A St. Croix man who allegedly raped a woman after first offering her a ride home has been arrested by police, authorities said.
Francisco Tirado III, 29, of Frederiksted was arrested at 5:17 p.m. Wednesday and charged with first-degree rape, first-degree assault, and first-degree unlawful sexual contact, the Virgin Islands Police Department said.
“Tirado was identified as the individual who offered the victim a ride home but took her to a different location and forcibly sexually assaulted her on April 19,” VIPD spokesman Toby Derima said.
Tirado III was arrested by detectives from the Criminal Investigation Bureau, according to Derima.
Bail for Tirado was set at $100,000. He was unable to post bail and was remanded to the custody of the Virgin Islands Bureau of Corrections (BOC) pending an advice-of-rights hearing.
