Sex Offender Pleads Guilty to Failing to Register

St. Thomas, USVI –United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert for the District of the Virgin Islands announced that Carl N. Decicco, III pled guilty on Monday morning for Failing to Register as a Sex Offender; the day his jury trial was set to begin.

The defendant was previously convicted of first degree sexual contact with a minor under the age of thirteen. As a result of this conviction, defendant was required to register as a sex offender under both Virgin Islands and United States law. From March of 2018 until his arrest in August 2019, defendant failed to appear and update his registration forms as required by law. The defendant was arrested on August 14, 2019 by the U.S. Marshals Service.

The case was investigated by the United States Marshals Service. It is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Donna Rainwater. The defendant will be sentenced at a later date.