Man charged with rape on St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas resident was charged with raping a woman, authorities said. Deurys de los Rios, 19, was arrested at 10:00 p.m. Sunday and charged with first-degree rape and disturbance of the peace, the Virgin Islands Police Department said.

The case began at 3:47 p.m., Sunday when patrol units from the Richard Callwood Command were dispatched to the Schneider Regional Medical Center to investigate a sexual assault, according to the VIPD. De los Rios was placed under arrest after being positively identified by the victim as the individual who sexually assaulted her, VIPD spokeswoman Kishma Chichester said.

The suspect was advised of his Miranda Rights, booked, processed.