A husband and wife were taken into custody Sunday at the Henry E. Rohlsen Airport while attempting to leave the territory after being charged in connection with the sexual assault of a 7-year-old child, the Virgin Islands Police Department reported.
Police said the arrests of 54-year-old Elliot Navarro and 41-year-old Omayra Navarro followed an investigation launched in January 2024, when personnel at the Juanita Gardine School reported the assault to the School Security Bureau. Detectives from the Criminal Investigation Bureau determined that the couple sexually abused the minor at their home, according to the police report.
The case was referred to the V.I. Attorney General’s Office, and an arrest warrant was issued on Sept. 26 by a magistrate judge of the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands. The Navarros were charged with aggravated rape in the first degree, first-degree assault, unlawful sexual contact, and child abuse. Bail was set at $150,000, according to the arrest warrant, the police report stated.
Police said the couple was detained at the airport Sunday and transported to the Criminal Investigation Bureau’s Rainbow Building for booking. Unable to post bail, they were remanded to the Golden Grove Adult Correctional Facility pending their advice of rights hearing.
