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STX Man Charged with Aggravated Rape

Ryheim Moncherry (VIPD photo)
Ryheim Moncherry (VIPD photo)

Members of the VIPD’s Criminal Investigation Bureau on Friday arrested Ryheim Moncherry on a warrant charging him with having sex with a 10-year-old.

According to police, on Jan. 9, a woman reported that a 10-year-old had been sexually assaulted by the 19-year-old Moncherry.

An arrest warrant was signed Friday by a Superior Court Magistrate. Later that day Moncherry was arrested by members of the CIB, the police reported.

Moncherry was charged with first-degree aggravated rape, first-degree rape, and first-degree unlawful sexual contact/domestic violence.

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