Legal Opinion
Edwards v. Government of the Virgin Islands
District Court, Virgin Islands
Decided August 29, 2006No. D.C. Crim. App. No 2001/247PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
(August 29, 2006)
Roger Edwards appeals his conviction in the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands for unlawful sexual and aggravated rape of his daughter, M.E. For the reasons set forth below, we will affirm.
*4711. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
On May 1, 2000, Officer Celeste Christopher of the Virgin Islands Police Department interviewed M.E., a ten year old minor who was brought to the police station to report a rape. M.E. stated that over the course of five years, her father, Roger Edwards, had raped and molested her. Specifically, M.E. stated that when she was five years…
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