Crime

Senator Sarauw Urged The Consortium Not To Publish. Here's Why We Did.

For most of Sunday, Senator Janelle Sarauw -- after being contacted by The Consortium relative to the report she filed concerning a female police officer who Ms. Sarauw alleged on Saturday pulled a gun on her -- urged The Consortium not to publish the story. Her reasoning was manifold. Ms. Sarauw argued that the situation, which involved the senator, the officer and another female, was delving into her personal life. The senator also requested that the story be placed on hold until an event she is putting on in conjunction with the Department of Education, called "Sounds of the Virgin Islands 2018", took place. The event is set for Wednesday (see a promo video on our Facebook platform). Ms. Sarauw further stated that she did not assault anyone, and that if she did she would not have an issue with the story being published. But because there was no violence involved, according to the senator, the story should not be published. The conversations, which began on Sunday morning, lasted unt...