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VIPD NEWS RELEASE- 071923-229 
For Immediate Media Distribution 
 
July 19, 2023 
 
Man Faces Domestic Violence Related Charges After Allegedly  
Assaulting and Forcing a Woman to Stay in a Cistern  
 
St. Croix, USVI - On July 18, 2023, at approximately 7:45 p.m., a female victim walked into 
the Wilbur H. Francis Command, where she filed a complaint regarding her children's father, 
Mr. MarcAnthony Hosien, who she reported physically assaulted her, and forced her against 
her will into a cistern where he kept her for a significant amount of time.  
 
Mr. MarcAnthony Hosien, 22-years-old was picked up and transported to the Rainbow Police 
Administrative Building where he was Mirandized and declined to provide a statement. He 
was subsequently arrested and charged with False Imprisonment- DV and other Domestic 
Violence related charges. No bail was set as per the Domestic Violence law. He was 
subsequently processed and transported to the John Bell Adult Correctional Facility pending 
Advise of Rights hearing at the Superior Court. 
 
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