Woman Reports Being Raped at St. Thomas Resort

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Woman Reports Being Raped at St. Thomas Resort

The V.I. Police Department is investigating a report of a woman being raped Sunday at a St. Thomas resort. According to the police report, at about 11:30 p.m. Sunday, officers were dispatched to the Margaritaville Vacation Club in Smith Bay in reference to a rape.

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