U.S. Virgin Islands – V.I. Attorney General Gordon C. Rhea announced that Keithley Jones was sentenced to 12 years in prison for First Degree Unlawful Sexual Contact.
The sentencing, presided over by Judge Douglas Brady, took place in the V.I. Superior Court on March 26, 2025. Jones was required to submit a presentence report to the Office of Probation before sentencing and must also register as a sex offender.
The charges stemmed from his sexual abuse of a child under the age of 13 between 2019 and 2022. Jones had been charged with Aggravated Rape in the First Degree, Unlawful Sexual Contact in the First Degree, and Child Abuse.
Attorney General Rhea expressed gratitude to all those involved for their dedication and hard work, including prosecutors Jasmine Griffin, Esq. and Robert Pickett, Esq., Assistant Attorneys General from the St. Croix Criminal Division of the V.I. Department of Justice, as well as the Litigation and Victim Services Teams, particularly Juliet John-Hope. He also thanked the Virgin Islands Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Bureau for their thorough investigation of the case.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 10, 2025
Sandra Goomansingh
Media Relations Director
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Email: sandra.goomansingh@doj.vi.gov