St. Thomas Man Who Repeatedly Raped Underage Girl Arrested By Police: VIPD

John McCarthyPosted oninAt VIFreep, Breaking News, Crime News, Police News, St. Thomas News

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man who repeatedly raped an underage girl on St. Thomas was arrested by police on Thursday night, authorities said.

Timothy Brewer, 32, of Smith Bay, was arrested about 8:18 p.m. Thursday and charged with first-degree rape and unlawful sexual contact, the Virgin Islands Police Department said.

“Brewer is alleged to have coerced a minor female to engage in sexual acts on several occasions,” VIPD spokesman Toby Derima said.

VIPD mugshot of Timothy Brewer, 32, of Smith Bay, St. Thomas.

Bail for Brewer was set at $100,000. Unable to post bail, he was remanded to the custody of the Virgin Islands Bureau of Corrections (BOC) pending an advice-of-rights hearing.

This case is still under investigation. Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call 911, the Criminal Investigation Bureau at (340) 714-9801, or report anonymously to Crime Stoppers USVI at (800) 222-8477.

John McCarthy

John F. McCarthy is a veteran journalist in the Caribbean, writing from the "Decision Space" where survival meets the surreal. His reporting steel was tempered by a lineage of legendary editors and broadcasters, including Ed Wynn Brant (The Bomb), Owen Eschenroder (Ann Arbor News), Lynelle Emanuel (BVI Beacon), and Charles Thanas (WSVI-TV). Alongside longtime colleague Kenneth C. "Casey" Clark, McCarthy has navigated the front lines of the territory’s history—from the 1997 volcanic "snow" to every major hurricane since Hugo. Known for leaning out of doorless helicopters to capture the "money shot," McCarthy now edits the V.I. Free Press, providing the essential link between the island's colonial past and its SpaceX future.