CHRISTIANSTED — A top officer of the Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority was arrested for a nearly two-year-old sexual assault of a St. Thomas woman in a St. Croix hotel, authorities said.
John M. Green, 58, of St. Croix was arrested and charged with unlawful sexual contact, the Virgin islands Police Department said.
The charge stems from an incident at the Kings Alley Hotel on November 19, 2020, according to Superior Court documents.
A police investigation led to an arrest warrant being signed and issued for Green on September 7.
Green is the director of the division of planning and construction for the VIHFA, according to its website.
The Kings Alley Hotel is frequently used by the government of the Virgin Islands for officials traveling for business inside the territory.
Bail for Green was set at $35,000. Unable to post bail, he was remanded to the custody of the Bureau of Corrections at the John A Bell Adult Correctional Facility pending his advice-of-rights hearing set for Monday.
The adult female victim walked in to the Richard N. Callwood Command in St. Thomas to report the assault.
The arrest warrant for Green was signed by Superior Court Magistrate Judge Ernest Morris Jr.
The case was transferred to the Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB) on St. Croix, which conducted the investigation.
Green has a staff of ten people working under him at the Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority, according to its website.
