CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man was charged after a sexual assault on a woman at a Long Bay-area hotel last month, authorities said.
Joseph E. Hodge, 83, of Frenchman’s Bay, was arrested at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday and charged with first-degree unlawful sexual contact, the Virgin Islands Police Department said.
“Hodge is accused of the unlawful entry and sexual contact of a female staying at Bellavista (Scott) Hotel on October 30,” VIPD spokesman Toby Derima.
Hodge was released on a $35,000 appearance bond pending an advice-of-rights hearing.
All individuals listed as arrested or charged with a crime in this report are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.