Man Arrested For Sending Picture of His Penis To Minor Girl On Snapchat

FREDERIKSTED — A St. Croix man was arrested Thursday after police said he sent a picture of his private parts to an underage girl on social media.

Myles Ventura, 28, was wanted by police for showing a picture of his penis from his Snapchat account to a female minor, the Virgin Islands Police Department said.

Ventura was charged with visual medium depicting sexually explicit conduct/attempt and distribution or exhibition to a minor and child abuse, according to the VIPD.

VIPD mugshot of Myles Ventura, 28, of St. Croix.

Members of the Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB) executed an arrest warrant on Ventura on Thursday.

Bail for Ventura was set at $60,000. Unable to post bail, he was remanded to the custody of the Bureau of Corrections at the John A. Bell Adult Correctional Facility pending an advice-of-rights hearing.